prune
noun
[ pruːn ]
• a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.
• an unpleasant or disagreeable person.
• "he was a good leader, but a right miserable old prune"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’.
prune
verb
• trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.
• "now is the time to prune roses"
Similar:
cut back,
trim,
thin,
thin out,
pinch back,
crop,
clip,
shear,
pollard,
top,
dock,
shape,
even up,
neaten,
tidy (up),
prune
noun
• an instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush.
• "they need little care other than an annual prune"
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘abbreviate’): from Old French pro(o)ignier, possibly based on Latin rotundus ‘round’.
