prune

Words with a similar base: prune

'prune'

[prune.n.01] as in: dried plum

'prune'

[snip.v.02] as in: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Examples:
dress the plants in the garden

'prune'

[cut.v.33] as in: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

Examples:
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

Origins

					prune (English)
├── proignier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── prune (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── prunum (Latin)
        ├── προῦμνον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── προῦνον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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