Meaning of prune in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A plum.

• The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

• An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.

verb

• To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.

verb

• To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

  Example: A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year.

• To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).

  Example: to prune a budget, or an essay

• To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.

• To preen; to prepare; to dress.