gromwell

[ grom-wuhl ]

noun

1. any of various often hairy plants of the genus Lithospermum, of the borage family, usually bearing white or yellowish flowers and smooth, white, stony nutlets.

gromwell

/ ˈɡrɒmwəl /

noun

1. See puccoon
   any of various hairy plants of the boraginaceous genus Lithospermum, esp L. officinale, having small greenish-white, yellow, or blue flowers, and smooth nutlike fruits See also puccoon

Word History and Origins

Origin of gromwell¹

1275–1325; Middle English gromil < Old French, equivalent to gro- (< ?) + mil millet < Latin milium

Word History and Origins

Origin of gromwell¹

C13: from Old French gromil, from gres sandstone + mil millet, from Latin milium

Example Sentences

Gromwell-seed (R183,b), properly grey millet; here a slang term for money: see other volumes of this series.

From Project Gutenberg

The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate Gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.

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