gromwell

[ grom-wuhl ]

noun

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.

Origin of gromwell

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

Words Nearby gromwell

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How to use gromwell in a sentence

gromwell-seed (R183,b), properly grey millet; here a slang term for money: see other volumes of this series.
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The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.
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British Dictionary definitions for gromwell

gromwell

/ (ˈɡrɒmwəl) /

noun

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 (def. 1)

Origin of gromwell

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

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