Prune

Meaning

Noun

●

In Prunus genus plants:

A plum.

●

In Prunus genus plants:

The

of certain

of plum.

●

Something

wrinkly

like a prune.

●

old woman

, especially a

wrinkly

one.

Verb

●

In Prunus genus plants:

To become

like a

, as the

and

do when

in water.

●

In Horticulture & Prunus genus plants:

from a

; to

, especially to make more

healthy

or productive.

●

In Fruits:

(by the

material).

●

In Computer science & Prunus genus plants:

from a

structure.

●

preen

; to

prepare

; to dress.

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Origin

prune

English

proignier

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

prune

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

prunum

Latin

προῦμνον

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

προῦνον

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Rhymes

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