lopping-shears

(lop’ing-shérz), n. pl. Heavy (Lindley, 1835), shears used for trimming shrubs, hedges, ete. der of dicotyledonous apetalous plants, the loppy! (lop’i), a [« lop1 + -y1.] Hanging mistletoe family, of which the greater number down: limp and pendulous, [Rare.] are shrubs, or undershrubs, parasitic on trees. 862 Loranthaces They have an inferior ovary, and an oyule which becomes erect after the flower opens. The order comprises 13 genera and about 500 species, which are found throughout all warm and tropical regions.