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Definition of Gromwell
1. Noun. European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Lithospermum, Lithospermum
Definition of Gromwell
1. n. A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera.
Definition of Gromwell
1. Noun. A plant of the genus ''Lithospermum'' (''L. arvense''), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gromwell
1. an herb [n -S] - See also: herb
Medical Definition of Gromwell
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gromwell
| grok grokked grokking groks grom groma gromas gromet gromets gromill | grommet grommeted grommeting grommets groms gromwells grone groned grones groning | groof groofs groolier grooliest grooly groom-to-be groomed groomee |
Literary usage of Gromwell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"gromwell especially well developed in the retort-shaped bases. ... gromwell leaves
prepared like black tea are sold unmixed in ..."
2. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"By other authors it has been recommended as antispasmodic and emmenagogue. LXXXIX.
LITHOSPERMUM OFFICINALE, L. gromwell. Nat. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The gromwell or Lithospermum is remarkable for its hard, ... \Ve may note that
gromwell is also called in E. gray millet or (in Cotgrave) ..."
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