prune

     

A prune is a ried fruit of various plum species, mostly Prunus domestica or European Plums. The fresh fruit looks like a normal plum, but has an oval shape, similar to an apricot. When dried it is wrinkly in texture, and chewy on the inside.

Trivia about prune

  • French for plum, it means a dried plum in English
  • A plum that's suffering from dehydration
  • The processed fruit of the plum tree, it also means to cut back branches to aid growth
  • The Agen, one of these dried fruits, can be eaten out of hand or stewed
  • The California French variety of this dried fruit can be juiced, stewed or eaten out of hand
  • French for grape is raisin; French for plum is this