PRUNE

I. noun see: plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation, II. verb (~d; pruning) see: pro- Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter , to remove as superfluous , to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth , intransitive verb to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous, ~r noun