Associations to the word «Prune»

Wiktionary

PRUNE, noun. (obsolete) A plum.
PRUNE, noun. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
PRUNE, noun. (slang) An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) (computer science) To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
PRUNE, verb. (obsolete) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME, noun. A rare genetic birth defect, mainly in males, affecting the urinary system and often accompanied by wrinkled skin on the abdomen.

Dictionary definition

PRUNE, noun. Dried plum.
PRUNE, verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".
PRUNE, verb. Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet".

Wise words

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