prune

nouns

dried plum

prune

is a type of (narrower)

fruit preserved by drying

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

"dress the plants in the garden"

clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

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

cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize