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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prune1 /prun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologyany plum when it is dried.
prune2 /prun/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], pruned, prun•ing. - to cut or chop off extra or unwanted twigs, branches, or roots from;
trim:She pruned the trees in her garden. - Botanyto cut or chop off:She pruned a few branches off her trees.
- to remove (anything considered extra or unnecessary):pruning surplus staff members.
prun•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prune1 (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Plant Biologysuch a plum when dried.
- Plant Biologyany plum.
- Greek proû(m)non plum1
- Latin prūna, plural (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1300–50
prune2 (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation v.t., pruned, prun•ing. - Botanyto cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
- to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from;
trim. - to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
- to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).
- Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate)
- Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion (
- late Middle English prouynen 1400–50
prun′a•ble, adj. prun′a•bil′i•ty, n. prun′er, n. prune3 (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation v.t., pruned, prun•ing. - Animal Behavior[Archaic.]to preen.
- Latin unguere); see preen1
- Latin pro- pro-1) + oindre to anoint (
- Old French poroign-, present stem of poroindre, equivalent. to por- (
- Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen 1350–1400
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