secateur
Handheld branch cutter
A secateur is a pruning tool with two curved blades that pass each other like scissors, used for cutting stems and small branches.
The word is French and appears almost always in the plural: a pair of secateurs, Where did I leave my secateurs?
Americans typically say pruning shears instead.
Cutting vegetation for health
- trimmingCutting away excess
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- shrubsLow woody plants
- hedgesPlanted boundary lines
flowers · vines · deadheading · shaping · thinning · cultivation · horticulture · landscaping
Heavy-duty cutting blades
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
- prunerCuts back overgrowth
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- trimmerCutting or pruning device
blade · spring · handle · grip · holster · ergonomic · Japanese · left-handed
Flat cutting edge
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- honeMake keener or better
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
sharpen · strop · razor · serrated · cutting edge · dull · resharpen · grindstone
snip
Small quick cut
shear · deadhead · slice · sever · cut · bypass · anvil · ratchet · blade · spring-loaded
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
hedges · flowers · vines · deadheading · shaping · thinning · cultivation · horticulture · landscaping · floristry
shears
Heavy-duty cutting blades
trimmer · blade · spring · handle · grip · holster · ergonomic · Japanese · left-handed · professional
blade
Flat cutting edge
whetstone · sharpen · strop · razor · serrated · cutting edge · dull · resharpen · grindstone · maintenance
grapevines
Wine-fruit bearing climbers
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- harvestGathering mature crops
- loppingCutting away branches
canes · thinning · training · canopy · shoots · budding · grafting · orchard · fruit trees · arboriculture
secateurtwine
Stranded cord for tying
garden stake · trellis · watering can · trowel · fertilizer