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Definition of prunable

prunable

/ˈpruːnəbəl/
prun · a · ble
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• adjective

1

Capable of or suitable for being pruned, trimmed, or cut back (especially of plants, shrubs, or trees).

Example

"The gardener selected several hardy, prunable shrubs to form a neat border along the walkway."

2

Capable of being reduced, simplified, or eliminated without loss of essential function or accuracy (especially of branches in a decision tree, search algorithm, or neural network).

Example

"During optimization, the algorithm identifies prunable nodes in the search tree to reduce computational overhead."

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• Rhymes for prunable

• Nearby Words

prudish
prudishly
prudishness
prunable
prune
prunella
pruner

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Prunable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/prunable
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