Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRUNE
PRUNE, n. [Fr. prune; It. and Sp. pruna; L. prunum; D. pruim. In Latin, prunus is a plum-tree, Gr. προυνη, and prunum, the fruit.]
A recent plum, or a dried plum. – Bacon.
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