tree surgery

1 of 2

noun (1)

: operative treatment of diseased trees especially for control of decay

broadly : practices forming part of the professional care of specimen or shade trees

tree surgeon noun

tree surgeon

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a specialist in tree surgery

Examples of tree surgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

An arborist license authorizes the holder to make recommendations or execute tree surgery-type work including tree evaluation, removal, pruning, trimming, cabling, fertilization and cavity work. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tree surgery

• cryosurgery
• microsurgery
• neurosurgery
• psychosurgery
• perjury
• radiosurgery