prunella

See also: Prunella

English

Etymology 1

From the genus name.

Noun

prunella (plural prunellas)

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

Etymology 2

Perhaps from German Bräune (“quinsy, croup”).

Noun

prunella (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) angina, or angina pectoris
  2. (medicine) thrush
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

Noun

prunella (uncountable)

  1. A smooth woollen stuff, generally black, formerly used for making shoes and clergymen's gowns; a kind of lasting.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for prunella in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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