disbud

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de remover botões ou gemas de uma planta para estimular o crescimento ou modelar sua forma, ou de remover os primórdios dos chifres de animais jovens.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing buds from a plant to promote growth or shape, or to remove horn buds from young animals.

1. Thin out budsC1formal

   To remove some buds from a plant to improve the quality of the remaining flowers or fruit.

   Desbrotar

   • The gardener disbudded the rose bush to encourage larger blooms.
   • They disbud the chrysanthemums to get exhibition-quality flowers.
   • Disbudding fruit trees helps produce bigger and sweeter fruit.

2. Remove horn budsC1formal

   To destroy or remove the undeveloped horn buds of young cattle to prevent horn growth.

   Remover os botões córneos

   • The farmer disbudded the calves to prevent them from injuring each other.
   • Disbudding is usually done when the calf is very young.
   • Proper disbudding reduces the risk of injury in the herd.

   Sinônimosdehorn