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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRUNER
n.
One
that
prunes trees
or
removes
what
is
superfluous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRUNER
PRUNER
Prun "
er,
n.
1.
One
who
prunes,
or
removes,
what
is
superfluous.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
several
species
of
beetles
whose
larvæ
gnaw
the
branches
of
trees
so
as
to
cause
them
to
fall,
especially
the
American
oak
pruner
(Asemum moestum ),
whose
larva
eats
the
pith
of
oak
branches,
and
when
mature
gnaws a
circular
furrow
on
the
inside
nearly
to
the
bark.
When
the
branches
fall
each
contains a
pupa.
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