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overprune

overprune verb: to prune too much.

Verb

overprune (third-person singular simple present overprunes, present participle overpruning, simple past and past participle overpruned)

  1. (transitive) To prune too much.
    • This usually overprunes the tree, removing valuable sources of carbohydrates for root growth and development of trunk caliper.1988, James R. Feucht, Landscape Management: Planting and Maintenance of Trees, Shrubs and Turfgrasses

Forms of overprune

third-person singular presentoverprunes
present participleoverpruning
past participleoverpruned
pastoverpruned

Origin of overprune

From over- + prune.

Questions about overprune

What does overprune mean?
Overprune means to prune too much.
What part of speech is overprune?
Overprune is a verb.
What is the past tense of overprune?
The past tense of overprune is overpruned.

Words near overprune in the dictionary

  1. overprovocation
  2. overprovoke
  3. overprovoked
  4. overprovokes
  5. overprovoking
  6. overprune
  7. overpruned
  8. overprunes
  9. overpruning
  10. overpsychologize
  11. overpsychologized

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