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Webster 1913 Edition

Disbud

Dis-bud′

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Verb.
T.
[See
Bud
,
Verb.
]
(Hort.)
To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree.

Webster 1828 Edition

Disbud

DISBUD

,
Verb.
T.
To deprive of buds or shoots.

Definition 2024

disbud

disbud

English

Verb

disbud ‎(third-person singular simple present disbuds, present participle disbudding, simple past and past participle disbudded)

  1. (horticulture) To remove buds from a plant in order to promote growth and health in the remaining buds.
  2. (veterinary) To remove horn-buds from a young calf, lamb or goat kid, to prevent growth of horns.

Etymology

dis- +‎ bud

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈbʌd/

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