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nounA tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening.
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Chinese Mandarin 園藝剪 /园艺剪, 剪定鋏 /剪定铗
- 園藝剪 /园艺剪 (yuányì jiǎn)a tool
- 剪定鋏 /剪定铗 (jiǎndìngjiá)a tool
- 修枝剪 (xiūzhījiǎn)a tool
Dutch snoeischaar
- snoeischaara tool
Esperanto pritondilo
- pritondiloa tool
Finnish oksasakset, sekatöörit
- oksasakseta tool
- sekatöörita tool
- puutarhasakseta tool
French sécateur
- sécateura tool
German Gartenschere
- Gartenscherea tool
Polish sekator
- sekatora tool
Romanian secator
- secatora tool
Russian сека́тор
- сека́тор (sekátor)a tool
Swedish trädgårdssax, sekatör
- trädgårdssaxa tool
- sekatöra tool
Ukrainian сека́тор
- сека́тор (sekátor)a tool
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pruning shears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20shears
MLA
“pruning shears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20shears. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pruning shears,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20shears.
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