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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant cultural practices
  3. deadheading

Preferred term

deadheading

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The practice of removing dead or spent flowers to encourage subsequent flowering, prevent seed production or to improve the plant's appearance.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • dead-heading

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/106073

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