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Prune

1     †a The fruit of the plum-tree; a plum; also, the tree, Prunus domestica. Obs[olete]. (exc[ept]. as in c. and 2).

       †b damask prune = damson: see damask 2.

         c U.S. A variety of plum suitable for drying.

2      The dried fruit of several varieties of the common plum-tree, produced in France, Germany, Southern Europe, California, etc., and largely used for eating, raw or stewed; a dried plum. Formerly distinguished as dry prune.

 

   (The finest kind imported from France are also called French plums.)

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† = Obsolete

 

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1     †a The fruit of the plum-tree; a plum; also, the tree, Prunus domestica. Obs[olete]. (exc[ept]. as in c. and 2).

 

 

   †b damask prune = damson: see damask 2.

            c U.S. A variety of plum suitable for drying.

2      The dried fruit of several varieties of the common plum-tree, produced in France, Germany, Southern Europe, California, etc., and largely used for eating, raw or stewed; a dried plum. Formerly distinguished as dry prune.

   (The finest kind imported from France are also called French plums.)

 

                                                                                                                                                                              OED

† = Obsolete

 

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liuzhou

liuzhou

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Prune

 

1     †a The fruit of the plum-tree; a plum; also, the tree, Prunus domestica. Obs[olete]. (exc[ept]. as in c. and 2).

 

   †b damask prune = damson: see damask 2.

            c U.S. A variety of plum suitable for drying.

2      The dried fruit of several varieties of the common plum-tree, produced in France, Germany, Southern Europe, California, etc., and largely used for eating, raw or stewed; a dried plum. Formerly distinguished as dry prune.

   (The finest kind imported from France are also called French plums.)

OED

† = Obsolete

 

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