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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa..
There are oranges from Florida and Tangiers, dainty maiden blush apples from New England, figs and dates from the Levant, prunes and prunelles from Italy, candied apricots from France, and the superb English hothouse grapes, more luscious than Silenus ever crushed against his palate.
Use prunelle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prunelle means A kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa..
Common synonyms include blackthorn, sloe.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are oranges from Florida and Tangiers, dainty maiden blush apples from New England, figs and dates from the Levant, prunes and prunelles from Italy, candied apricots from France, and the superb English hothouse grapes, more luscious than Silenus ever crushed against his palate.
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