secateurs

noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Chiefly British.

1. scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.

pl n

1. mainly British a small pair of shears for pruning, having a pair of pivoted handles, sprung so that they are normally open, and usually a single cutting blade that closes against a flat surface

n.pruning shears, 1881, from French sécateur, ultimately from Latin secare “to cut” (see section (n.)).