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prunella1

Pronunciation: /prʊˈnɛlə/
Definition of prunella

noun

  • a plant of a genus that includes self-heal. Several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rockery plants.
    • Genus Prunella, family Labiatae

Origin:

modern Latin, literally 'quinsy', in medieval Latin brunella, diminutive of brunus 'brown', denoting a disease causing a brown coating on the tongue. Self-heal was a reputed cure for the disease

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