— culler , n.
/kul/ , v.t.
1. to choose; select; pick.
2. to gather the choice things or parts from.
3. to collect; gather; pluck.
n.
4. act of culling.
5. something culled, esp. something picked out and put aside as inferior.
[ 1300-50; ME coilen, cuilen, cullen cuillir colligere to gather; see COLLECT 1 ]
Syn. 2. glean, extract. 3. garner, winnow.