gromwell

American

[grom-wuhl] / ˈgrɒm wəl /

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.

gromwell British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of gromwell

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

Example Sentences

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Ahi Flower has been bred from a weed, commonly known as gromwell or wheat thief.

From BBC

Seeds.—Anise; cardamom; carraway; citron; coriander; fennel; gromwell; melon; musk grains; mustard; nettle; parsley; saffron; tulip, seedy buds of; wormwood.

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