pruning shears

noun

US

: a garden tool that is used for cutting off the branches of trees and bushes

a pair of pruning shears

Examples of pruning shears in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Clean and disinfect your pruning shears between working on each plant by dipping them into a dilute 10% solution of chlorine bleach water or rubbing alcohol. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Williams has never lacked interpreters, custodians, handlers, or rescuers with pruning shears. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Use sharp, clean pruning shears or snips to cut stems. — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026

Using pruning shears, select a 6- to 8-inch cutting from a healthy, mature lemon tree. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026

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