Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-pruning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
self--prun-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cladoptosis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From self- + pruning.

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What does self-pruning mean?
Synonym of cladoptosis.
Where does self-pruning come from?
From self- + pruning.

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