disbudding

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noun

Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.

OriginEnglish budding ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisbudding (countable and uncountable, plural disbuddings)

plural disbuddings

  1. countableuncountableagricultureRemoval of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyIn the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishbudding
  7. Englishdisbudding

From dis- + budding.

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APA

disbudding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbudding

MLA

“disbudding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbudding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbudding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbudding.

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