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prune1 verb (pruned, pruning) 1 to cut off (branches, etc) from (a tree or shrub) in order to stimulate its growth, improve the production of fruit or flowers, etc. 2 to cut out (superfluous matter) from (a piece of writing, etc); to trim or edit. 3 to cut back on (expenses, etc). noun an act of pruning. pruner noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French proignier, from provigner to prune vines.

prune2 noun 1 a plum that has been preserved by drying, which gives it a black wrinkled appearance. 2 colloq a silly foolish person.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: French, from Latin prunum plum.