ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deadheading

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Deadheading is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of deadhead.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of deadhead.

More Meanings

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

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Related dictionary entries include disbudding, deplantation, debridation, defoliation, weedkilling, pruning.

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