a prune

Definition of a prune in English English dictionary: dried plum
prune: To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive
A good grape grower will prune his vines once a year.
prune: A plum
prune: An old woman, especially a wrinkly one
prune: {v} to lop, dress, trim
prune: a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes
prune: A dried plum Traced back to Roman times, the prune is popular for its ability to store well Commercial dehydration has replaced sun-drying as the method of producing plums
prune: To lop or cut off, as the superfluous branches of trees
prune: When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit There is no best way to prune. Prune back means the same as prune. Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves
prune: To eliminate a node from further consideration during culling
prune: If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges. Prune back means the same as prune. The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989. a dried plum, often cooked before it is eaten
prune: To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material); as, to prune a budget
prune: a dried plum
prune: The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum
prune: A plum; esp
prune: To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay
prune: A prune is a dried plum
prune: dried plum
prune: To preen; to prepare; to dress
prune: To dress; to prink; - used humorously or in contempt
prune: To cut or lop superfluous branches etc in order to induce regular growth
prune: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
prune: {f} cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid
prune: {i} dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang)
prune: Remove unnecessary or unused branches from a multicast router (mrouter) network when no sites on those branches are part of a multipoint call
prune: The dried plum
prune: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
prune: A old woman, especially a wrinkly one
prune: To cut off or cut out, as useless parts