Etymology

disbudding

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Today it means: Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit. Full definition →

English budding ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishbudding
  7. English todaydisbudding

From dis- + budding.

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