Nearby Words
Dried Prunes Fast www.nuts.com/Dried-Prunes Unbeatable Quality & Freshness. Low Price & Super-Fast Delivery!
Prunes For Constipation www.ask.com/Prunes+For+Constipation Get Prunes For Constipation Find Prunes For Constipation
Constipation Remedies www.amoreregularyou.com/ Relieve Constipation Naturally & Learn what Foods Promote Regularity
Ads
noun
1.
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
2.
such a plum when dried.
3.
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
1300–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin prūna, plural (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum < Greek proû(m)non plum1
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Prunes
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), pruned, prun·ing.
1.
to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
2.
to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
3.
to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
4.
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)
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To prunes
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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
EXPANDterm proinen "trim the feather with the beak" (late 14c.), Related to preen (q.v.). Related: Pruned; pruning.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
