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prunable

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prune

2  [proon]
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–verb (used with object), pruned, prun⋅ing.
1. to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
2. to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
3. to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
4. to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME prouynen < MF proognier to prune (vines), var. of provigner, deriv. of provain scion (< L propāgin-, s. of propāgō; see propagate )

Related forms:
prun⋅a⋅ble, adjective
prun⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
pruner, noun

prune

3  [proon]
–verb (used with object), pruned, prun⋅ing.
Archaic. to preen.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < OF poroign-, pres. s. of poroindre, equiv. to por- (< L pro- pro- 1 ) + oindre to anoint (< L unguere); see preen 1

Related forms:
prun⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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Word Origin & History

prune  (v.)
1426, prouyne, from O.Fr. proignier "cut back (vines), prune," of unknown origin, perhaps from Gallo-Romance *pro-retundiare "cut in a rounded shape in front," from pro- "forth" + *retundiare "round off," from L. rotundus (see round). The M.E. word may be via falconry term proinen "trim the feather with the beak" (1390), Related to preen (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: prune
Pronunciation: 'prün
Function: noun
: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation and often used as a food and as a mildlaxative
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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