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Chelsea chop

Chelsea chop noun: the practice of pruning herbaceous plants around the end of May.

Noun

Chelsea chop (plural Chelsea chops)

  1. (UK, informal) The practice of pruning herbaceous plants around the end of May.

Forms of Chelsea chop

pluralChelsea chops

Origin of Chelsea chop

So called because it coincides with the period of the Chelsea Flower Show.

Questions about Chelsea chop

What does Chelsea chop mean?
Chelsea chop means the practice of pruning herbaceous plants around the end of May.
What part of speech is Chelsea chop?
Chelsea chop is a noun.
What is the plural of Chelsea chop?
The plural of Chelsea chop is Chelsea chops.

Words near Chelsea chop in the dictionary

  1. Chelsea boots
  2. Chelsea boy
  3. Chelsea boys
  4. Chelsea bun
  5. Chelsea buns
  6. Chelsea chop
  7. Chelsea chops
  8. Chelsea cut
  9. Chelsea cuts
  10. Chelsea grin
  11. Chelsea grins

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