[syn: Prunella, genus Prunella]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une
quinsy, croup.] (Med.)
(a) Angina, or angina pectoris.
(b) Thrush.
[1913 Webster]
Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little
balls.
[1913 Webster] Prunella
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]