transitive verb

1. 1. to pick out; select to cull facts from an encyclopedia
   2. to pick out in order to discard or destroy a librarian culled unneeded books
2. 1. to select and gather (flowers or fruit); pick
   2. ☆ Forestry to select trees to be felled for timber
3. to examine (a collection or group) in order to select desired parts or, esp., to discard or destroy unwanted parts to cull a herd

Etymology: ME cullen < OFr coillir < L colligere: see collect

noun