Definition of "prunes" [prunes]

• Plural form of prune. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prune. (verb)

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• "After the consumer has been force-fed the change for two years, the word prunes—even the poetic alliteration pitted prunes—will disappear forever."
• "There is an older lady in the village that is famous for her white raspberries, and almost all the local farms have some sort of tree fruit—like cherries, pears, peaches, plums which we call prunes in France, or apples—that grow easily and without too much care in our part of the country."
• "In some markets I've seen them called prunes, and in others Italian plums, or prune plums, but they are the very small plums with the egg-like shape and the dusky purple skin."