self-pruning

noun

Etymology

From self- + pruning.

  1. derived from προῦνον
  2. derived from prūnum
  3. derived from *prūna
  4. derived from prune
  5. inherited from prune
  6. suffixed as pruning — “prune + -ing
  7. prefixed as self-pruning — “self + pruning

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cladoptosis.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-pruning. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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