pruning
Cutting back plants
Pruning is the cutting away of parts from a plant—dead branches, excess growth, wayward shoots—to improve health, shape, or yield: The roses need pruning.
The term extends to any selective removal meant to strengthen what remains: pruning a budget, pruning a guest list, pruning unnecessary features from software.
In computing, pruning eliminates branches from a decision tree or search algorithm to improve efficiency.
Cutting away excess
- clippingPiece cut out
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
- thinningReducing density or number
shearing · lopping · snipping · pinching · topping · heading · coppicing · pollarding
Cutting away excess
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- revisingAltering to improve
- condensingReducing in volume
- tighteningMaking less loose
streamlining · paring · excising · reducing · shortening · clarifying · refining · simplifying
Dividing via sharp edge
- trimmingCutting away excess
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
streamlining · elimination · consolidation · retrenchment · budget · workforce · expenses · costs
Shaped shrub sculpture
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- formShape or document
contour · silhouette · symmetry · balance · proportion · artistry · design · sculpture
Connection point in networks
- branchDivision or woody limb
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- overfittingExcess adaptation to samples
- complexityState of being complicated
cross-validation · depth · regularization · classification · optimization · subtree · splitting · threshold
trimming
Cutting away excess
- clippingPiece cut out
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
thinning · shearing · lopping · snipping · pinching · topping · heading · coppicing · pollarding · espalier
trimming
Cutting away excess
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- revisingAltering to improve
- condensingReducing in volume
tightening · streamlining · paring · excising · reducing · shortening · clarifying · refining · simplifying · polishing
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- trimmingCutting away excess
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
curtailment · streamlining · elimination · consolidation · retrenchment · budget · workforce · expenses · costs · overhead
topiary
Shaped shrub sculpture
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
form · contour · silhouette · symmetry · balance · proportion · artistry · design · sculpture · craftsmanship
node
Connection point in networks
- branchDivision or woody limb
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- overfittingExcess adaptation to samples
complexity · cross-validation · depth · regularization · classification · optimization · subtree · splitting · threshold · accuracy
- horticulturehorticulture, gardening, cultivation, planting, seeds
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
- plant carewatering, fertilizing, fertilizer, transplanting, weeding
- cutting taskshair cutting, paper cutting, fabric cutting, hedge trimming, nail clipping
- fruit industryorchards, groves, growers, harvesting, fruit farms
pruninggrowing
Increasing or enlarging
cultivating · nurturing · fertilizing · propagating · grafting
pruningincrease
Growth in amount
expansion · enlargement · extension · growth · lengthening
pruningelaborating
Developing in greater detail
expanding · adding · padding · fleshing out · embellishing
- pruning shearsTool for cutting branches
- pruning sawCurved blade for branches
- pruning hookCurved cutting tool
- pruning knifeCurved blade for trimming
- winter pruningCutting plants during dormancy
- rose pruningCutting back flowering shrubs