Prune
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Prune has several meanings:
- Any of more than 125 varieties of fruit, most grown for drying. Four of the most common varities are French, Imperial, Italian, and Green Gage. A prune is related to a plum, but is its own fruitTemplate:Fact. Prune juice is more fiber-rich than plum juice, and is often marketed as a way to increase regularity.
Also:
- A dried prune.
- A dried plum
- A slang term for an elderly person, from the resemblance of the wrinkled skin to that of a dried prune (or plum).
- The verb to prune, to cut back plants - see pruning.
- Pilot Officer Prune: A WW2 British cartoon character used in training aids.