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prunella |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une quinsy, croup.] (Med.) a Angina, or angina pectoris b Thrush. {Prunella salt} (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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