Girdling - Wikipedia A branch completely girdled will fail; and, when the main trunk of a tree is girdled, the entire tree will die if it cannot regrow from above to bridge the wound Human practices of girdling include forestry, horticulture, and vandalism Foresters use the practice of girdling to thin forests
GIRDLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com GIRDLE definition: a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks See examples of girdle used in a sentence
Girdled - definition of girdled by The Free Dictionary 1 To encircle with a belt 2 To form a circle around: a ring of hills that girdled the city 3 To remove a band of bark and cambium from the circumference of (a tree), usually in order to kill it
girdled - Wiktionary, the free dictionary girdled English Adjective girdled (comparative more girdled, superlative most girdled) something that is surrounded by a structure
Girdling Weed Control User Tool (WeedCUT) Methods for Managing . . . Girdling is often used to control or eradicate large woody species where physical removal of woody biomass would be undesirable, unpopular, or cost prohibitive Killing an undesirable tree in place by girdling also has the benefit of leaving standing snags for wildlife
girdle - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Clothing a lightweight undergarment, worn esp by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks Clothing a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist anything that encircles, confines, or limits