Definition of prune

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Prune (v. t.) 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..

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Prunelle :: Prunelle (n.) A kind of small and very acid French plum; -- applied especially to the stoned and dried fruit.
Cockaleekie :: Cockaleekie (n.) A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To trim or prune, as trees..
Prune :: Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts..
Prune :: Prune (n.) A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes..
Prunella :: Prunella (n.) Thrush.
Prunello :: Prunello (n.) A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns..
Knife :: Knife (v. t.) To prune with the knife.
Reprune :: Reprune (v. t.) To prune again or anew.
Proin :: Proin (v. t.) To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn.
Vinedresser :: Vinedresser (n.) One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard..
Myrobolan :: Myrobolan (n.) A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America..
Arborator :: Arborator (n.) One who plants or who prunes trees.
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) 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 :: Prune (v. t.) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Prunella :: Prunella (n.) Angina, or angina pectoris..
Shred :: Shred (n.) To lop; to prune; to trim.
Snathe :: Snathe (v. t.) To lop; to prune.
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