摘つみ取とる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pluck; pick; nip off

Used for removing small parts such as leaves, buds, or fruit by pinching or twisting with fingers; often implies careful, selective removal.

• 庭にわでバラの枯かれた花はなを摘つまみ取とった。

  I plucked the withered rose flowers in the garden.

• 料りょう理りの前まえに、ほうれん草そうの根ね元もとを摘つまみ取とってください。

  Before cooking, please nip off the roots of the spinach.