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pruner [3 records]

Record 1 2008-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
  • Horticulture
CONT

Pruning-knives may have straight or curved blades carried to a point, either fixed in a strong handle and provided with a sheath to hold them when not in use, or made to shut in the ordinary way ... Not only is the pruning knife of value in the removal of shoots but also in paring round the edges of wounds made by the saw ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
  • Horticulture
DEF

Petite serpe servant à tailler les arbres fruitiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aperos agrícolas e implementos de horticultura
  • Cuidado de los cultivos (Agricultura)
  • Horticultura
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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Silviculture
DEF

One who prunes ...

OBS

pruning: The considered removal, close to or flush with the stem, of side branches, live or dead, and of multiple leaders, from a standing, generally plantation-grown, tree, for the improvement of the tree or its timber ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Personne qui élague les arbres.

OBS

élagage : Coupe, à proximité ou au ras du tronc, des branches latérales, vivantes ou mortes, ou d'une partie des fourches d'un arbre de façon à améliorer ce dernier et (ou) le bois qu'il donnera.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Opérateur d'élagage.

Spanish

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