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Synonyms
prune1 (prōōn)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin* prūna, from Latin prūnum, plum.]

noun 

    1. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
    2. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
  2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

intransitive verb: pruned, prun·ing, prunes. 

Slang
To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: “Their faces prune at the slightest provocation” (James Wolcott)
prune2 (prōōn)

[Middle English prouinen, from Old French proignier, perhaps from Vulgar Latin* prōretundiāre, Latin prō-, in front; see pro–1, + Latin rotundus, round (from rota, wheel; see ret-).]

verb: pruned, prun·ing, prunes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.
  2. To remove or cut out as superfluous.
  3. To reduce: prune a budget.

intransitive verb 

To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.

derivatives

pruńer
noun