To remove buds from a plant before they develop into flowers or branches, typically done to promote better growth elsewhere.
From dis- (to remove or undo) + bud (from Middle English 'budde', of uncertain origin, possibly from a Norse root). This is a specific horticultural term.
Gardeners have used this technique for centuries to direct a plant's energy—removing 200 buds from a rose plant to get fewer but larger, more perfect flowers is an act of deliberate sacrifice for beauty.
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