1. The act of trimming a plant
   "Regular pruning of the rose bushes encouraged healthier growth"
    
2. Something that has been pruned off of a plant
   "The gardener collected the prunings to use as mulch"

1. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   "prune the plants in the garden";
   - snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, cut back
    
2. Remove unnecessary or unwanted parts to improve efficiency or effectiveness
   "They pruned the budget to reduce costs";
   - cut, rationalize, rationalise [Brit]

Derived forms: prunings

Type of: clipping, cutting, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, thin out, trim, trimming

Encyclopedia: Pruning