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Prune

[proon]

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noun

a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.

such a plum when dried.

any plum.

Origin:
1300–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin prūna, plural (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum < Greek proû(m)non plum¹

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Prune has limitations and frustrations, none of them insignificant.

Of those who prune the trees and take out the trash, who cook and toil for the good of others.

Struggling publications found plenty of branches to prune.

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Prune has limitations and frustrations, none of them insignificant.

Of those who prune the trees and take out the trash, who cook and toil for the good of others.

Struggling publications found plenty of branches to prune.

Lab-coated technicians on elevated electric carts meticulously prune the crop.

Once every few years, prune more extensively: cut out wayward branches and any that have.

It is time to prune some of these missions and restore an emphasis on defense and deterrence.

It's too late to prune or fertilize shrubs and trees.

These changes have prompted many firms to prune their peddlers.

Prune trees and hedges with manual tools instead of their powered counterparts.

Remove dead growth and prune old, weak, or diseased canes.

Since they are no more than six to eight feet tall, there is no need to perch on a ladder to spray, prune or pick the fruit.

There are several reasons why they find it hard to prune staff.

For a tracery effect on post or column, prune out all but two or three basal stems.

Well, maybe not for too many hours… you'd truly resemble a prune after that.

Companies still need to prune much more excess capacity.

In freeze-prone areas, don't prune in fall or winter.

Prune deadwood from rambling and climbing roses after blooming.

To develop good branch structure, prune poorly shaped young plants when you set them out in spring.

Don't prune those central vines until they grow up and over the top of the pergola.

Prune mainly to remove poorly placed, broken, or dead branches.

So it's too late to prune them, other than removing deadwood and suckers.

If you need to thin growth or prune to limit spread, do it right after flowering.

For days, bakers have been wrestling with mounds of sticky dough, spooning out poppy seeds and dipping into pots of prune filling.

During dormant season, prune for form and fruit production.

Plant and prune them to allow plenty of air circulation between bushes.

To shape and control the plants' size, and to avoid cutting off next year's flower buds, prune them back right after blooms fade.

In fall, prune it back to the woody parts and bring it in.

Shaw said, are part of a plan to prune some operations and refocus the company on its corn-sweetener business.

To control the plant's size and shape, prune in winter in mild climates.

Prune rambler roses after flowering by cutting this year's growth back six inches.

After the early blooms fade, prune more heavily so that new shoots will develop for the second round of flowers.

Prune shade trees if they need it, so they will heal before fall.

Prune severely in late winter to encourage bushiness and flowering.

In return, they bite animals that try to eat the trees' leaves, and they prune away plants that grow near them.

Prune by thinning after flowers have turned brown and clusters have withered.

Persuading her to prune the tree will require patient negotiations.

Best to remove twiggy or crowded stems annually, but for best appearance don't prune further.

Pinch tips to encourage branching, but do not prune hard unless necessary for basic structure.

Prune established horsechestnuts only to eliminate dead or damaged wood and any awkward-looking branches.

The affected products range from technology used in making prune juice to moderately sophisticated computers.

Wait until late spring or summer to prune frost-damaged trees new growth will make it clear which wood is dead.

Prune to shape during bloom, cutting currently flowering or spent stems back to a main branch.

Prune out side growth to maintain air circulation around root crown.

Prune after bloom, shortening stems that have flowered by about half to keep plants compact and bushy.

Prune in late winter of early spring, and shape plants before spring bloom.

Prune each year after bloom to remove crossing, damaged, and older branches.

Prune in winter to shape, encourage weeping habit, or reduce size.

To keep plants tidy and free blooming, prune and remove dead flower stems frequently.

Prune to remove dead wood, straggling branches, faded flowers.

On smaller types, prune to accentuate the natural shape.

The best time to prune is in spring, when new growth emerges.

Routine pruning isn't necessary, but you may need to prune to guide growth.

Also, it's fun to prune berry-laden branches for indoor arrangements.

Because pullelo fruit is so heavy, prune pummelo trees to encourage strong branching add to my plant list.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object), pruned, prun·ing.

to 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).

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English prouynen < Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion (< Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate)

Related forms

prun·a·ble, adjective

prun·a·bil·i·ty, noun

prun·er, noun

un·prun·a·ble, adjective

verb (used with object), pruned, prun·ing.

Archaic. to preen.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < Old French poroign-, present stem of poroindre, equivalent to por- (< Latin pro- pro-¹) + oindre to anoint (< Latin unguere); see preen¹

Related forms

prun·a·ble, adjective

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World English Dictionary

prune¹ (pruːn)

—n
1.	a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree
2.	slang chiefly (Brit) a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person

[C14: from Old French prune, from Latin prūnum plum, from Greek prounon]

prune² (pruːn)

—vb
1.	to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off
2.	to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc)

[C15: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting]

'prunable²

—*adj*

'pruner²

—n

prune³ (pruːn)

—vb
	an archaic word for preen

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Main Entry:	prune
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See dried plum

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Word Origin & History

prune

1345, from O.Fr. pronne "plum" (13c.), from V.L. *pruna, fem. sing. formed from L. pruna, neut. pl. of prunum "plum," by dissimilation from Gk. proumnon, from a language of Asia Minor. Slang meaning "disagreeable or disliked person" is from 1895.

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prune

early 15c., prouyne, from O.Fr. proignier "cut back (vines), prune," of unknown origin, perhaps from Gallo-Romance *pro-retundiare "cut in a rounded shape in front," from pro- "forth" + *retundiare "round off," from L. rotundus (see round). The M.E. word may be via falconry

term proinen "trim the feather with the beak" (late 14c.), Related to preen (q.v.). Related: Pruned; pruning.

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Idioms & Phrases

prune

see full of beans, def. 2.