Prunella
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Prunella![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une
quinsy, croup.] (Med.)
(a) Angina, or angina pectoris.
(b) Thrush.
[1913 Webster]
Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little
balls.
[1913 Webster] Prunella
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n.] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Prunella
n 1: small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal
spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: Prunella,
genus Prunella]
2: type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: Prunella, genus
Prunella]
Matching Word(s) Prunelle Prunello
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