prune

(noun) dried plum.

(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. Synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, cut back. Example: "Dress the plants in the garden."

(verb) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things. Synonyms: cut, rationalize, rationalise. Example: "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet."