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• dried prune — чернослив pitted dried prune чернослив без косточек …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

• Prune — This article is about the fruit trees and their fruit. For the trimming of fruit tree branches, see fruit tree pruning. For pruning of trees and plants in general, see Pruning. Fresh prunes (Prunus domestica) …   Wikipedia

• Prune — Prune, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.] A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes. [1913 Webster] {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one sided …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Prune tree — Prune Prune, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.] A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes. [1913 Webster] {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prune — prune1 [pro͞on] n. [ME < MFr < VL pruna < L prunum < Gr proumnon, plum] 1. a plum dried for eating 2. any of various varieties of plum that can be dried without spoiling ☆ 3. Slang a dull or otherwise unpleasant person prune2 [pro͞on] …   English World dictionary

• Dried fruit — Traditional dried fruit retain most of the nutritional benefits of fresh fruit, and gain others …   Wikipedia

• prune — English has two distinct words prune. The older, ‘dried plum’ [14], is ultimately the same word as plum, and indeed in the 16th and 17th century was often used for ‘plum’. It comes via Old French prune from Vulgar Latin *prūna, which also gave… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• prune — [[t]pru͟ːn[/t]] prunes, pruning, pruned 1) N COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 2) VERB When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. [V n] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...… …   English dictionary

• prune — I UK [pruːn] / US [prun] verb [transitive] Word forms prune : present tense I/you/we/they prune he/she/it prunes present participle pruning past tense pruned past participle pruned 1) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for… …   English dictionary

• prune — prune1 [ prun ] verb transitive 1. ) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for example to make it grow better: We ll need to prune back the branches this year. 2. ) to get rid of something you do not need or want, especially in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, plum, from Latin prunum more at plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation II. verb (pruned; pruning) Etymology: Middle English prouynen, probably… …   New Collegiate Dictionary