deadheading

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of deadhead
2. noun The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
3. noun The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.

Similar words

disbudding deplantation debridation defoliation weedkilling chop and drop pruning devegetation debriding burndown

Often followed by

is and the to will in roses of back

Word family

deadhead deadheaded deadheads