prune

v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid

n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang)

A prune is a dried fruit of various plum species, mostly Prunus domestica. It is wrinkly in shape, unlike its non-dried counterpart.
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Noun
1. dried plum
(hypernym) dried fruit
Verb
1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
(synonym) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, cut back
(hypernym) thin out
(hyponym) shear
(derivation) pruner, trimmer
2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
(synonym) cut, rationalize, rationalise
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with

n. plum, type of fruit; damson

(v. t.)
To preen; to prepare; to dress.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
  

(v. i.)
To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
  

(n.)
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.