gromwell

Noun
Synonyms: Lithospermum officinale

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlandsSynonyms: Lithospermum officinale
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gromwell \Grom"well\, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) 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. [Written also gromill.] [1913 Webster]
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