: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
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If the tree is too tall or wide for the site, prune limbs back to branch angles or to the trunk.
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Mix in sugar and prune pulp and gentle fold in until combine and smooth.
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Each winter prune out declining limbs and older non productive shoots to encourage new growth.
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Farming on a large scale in California involves a caste system: Off-site landowners hire Mexican families to irrigate, fumigate, pick, and prune to generate profits.
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The sweet treats run the gamut from traditional fillings such as poppy seed, prune and rose petal to pina colada and mocha.
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Layer onions, lamb, sweet potatoes, cinnamon sticks, apricots and prunes in a 4 1/2-qt or larger slow-cooker.
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Many of these pints boast the protein of three to four eggs and fiber of a cup of prunes.
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In addition to prunes, these candies contain dark chocolate, another source of polyphenols for good health.
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Origin and Etymology of prune
pruned;
pruning
1 a
: to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter
- pruned the text
- prune the budget
b
: to remove as superfluous
- prune away all ornamentation
2
: to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth
- prune the branches
: to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous
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pruner
nounExamples of prune in a Sentence
She carefully pruned the hedge.
Those trees need to be pruned every year.
The students were asked to prune their essays.
The budget needs to be pruned.
Recent Examples of prune from the Web
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Those branches, if not annually pruned back (as in pollarding) will inevitably fail and land on your chicken coop, the '57 Packard parked in the yard or your house.
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When pruning, avoid getting the milky-looking latex on your skin and keep it out of your eyes!
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The next round of those pruning efforts is expected in the next few weeks, Kallstrand said.
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Crawling across the soil, planting, pruning and fertilizing those roses, was his joy.
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After six weeks spent pruning and readjusting their roster, the Royals will finally return to Kansas City for the season opener against the Chicago White Sox at 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Not-so-easy choices: roses, grapes, cane berries, raspberries, and blackberries, which all require pruning to fruit well the following season.
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Come spring, Tim was in the garden, digging a hole for a Korean lilac or pruning the azaleas out front.
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As their funding has been cut, many councils have pruned such programmes.
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PRUNE Defined for English Language Learners
prune
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: to cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better
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: to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted
PRUNE Defined for Kids
: a dried plum
pruned;
pruning
1
: to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree
2
: to cut out useless or unwanted parts (as unnecessary words in something written)
Medical Dictionary
noun
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ˈprün
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: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation and often used as a food and as a mild laxative
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