单词 | to shorten in, back |
释义 | > as lemmasto shorten in, back i. Horticulture. To cut back in pruning. Also to shorten in, back. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (transitive)] > prune or trim shear1398 shragc1440 geld?1523 reform1574 shorten1706 1706 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner I. ii. ii. 110 We..only shorten the young shoots. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 457 The short lateral shoots, which are shortened in at the winter pruning to two or three buds. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 475 The shoots on the upper or farther extended branches may be shortened back to half or one-third of their lengths. < as lemmas |
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