6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
verb destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English bud English disbud From dis- + bud.
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