disbud

2 definitions found

disbud - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Disbud \Dis*bud"\, v. t. [See Bud, v.] (Hort.)
     To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing
     the vital strength of a tree.
     [1913 Webster]

disbud - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  disbud
      v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining
           flowers
      2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)