Prunella Definition

pro͝o-nĕlə
noun
A strong worsted twill, used, esp. formerly, as for clerical gowns, shoe uppers, etc.
Webster's New World

Any member of the genus Prunella of herbaceous plants, the allheals.

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(medicine) Angina, or angina pectoris.

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(medicine) Thrush.

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Synonyms:
  • genus Prunella
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Prunellidae "” the accentors.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae "” the selfheal.

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Other Word Forms of Prunella

Noun

Singular:
prunella
Plural:
prunellas

Origin of Prunella

  • Alteration of French prunelle sloe from Old French diminutive of prune prune prune1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French prunelle, probably so called from its colour resembling that of prunes.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from German Bräune (“quinsy, croup").

    From Wiktionary

  • From the genus name.

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Prunella Sentence Examples

  • Self-heal (Prunella) - This handsome and vigorous plant P. grandiflora is readily distinguished by its large flowers.

  • The celebrated Gascoigne's powder, which was sold as late as the middle of the 19th century in the form of balls like sal prunella, consisted of equal parts of crabs' eyes," the black tips of crabs' claws, Oriental pearls, Oriental bezoar and white coral, and was administered in jelly made of hart's horn, but was prescribed by physicians chiefly for wealthy people, as it cost about forty shillings per ounce.

  • Pot-8-os was the sire of Waxy (1790) out of Maria (1777) by Herod out of Lisette (1772) by Snap. Waxy, who has been not inaptly termed the ace of trumps in the Stud'-Book, begat Whalebone (1807), Web (1808), Woful (1809), Wire (1811), Whisker (1812), and Waxy Pope (1806), all but the last being out of Penelope (1798) by Trumpator (1782) from Prunella (1788) by Highflyer out of Promise by Snap, while Waxy Pope was out of Prunella, dam of Parasol (1800) by Pot-8-os.

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