1. having been trimmed or cut back

1. past tense and past participle of prune; cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems to encourage growth
2. past tense and past participle of prune; reduced or eliminated unnecessary parts

Examples

• She pruned the rose bushes in early spring.
• The gardener had pruned the hedge into a perfect rectangle.
• The editor pruned unnecessary paragraphs from the article.
• The budget was pruned to eliminate wasteful spending.
• The pruned apple tree produced more fruit the following year.
• His pruned explanation was much clearer than the original version.
• The pruned branches lay scattered on the ground.