gromwell
[ grom-wuhl ]
/ ˈgrɒm wəl /
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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.
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Origin of gromwell
1275–1325; Middle English gromil<Old French, equivalent to gro- (< ?) + mil millet <Latin milium
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Gromwell-seed (R183,b), properly grey millet; here a slang term for money: see other volumes of this series.
The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate Gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.
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 fruitsSee also puccoon (def. 1)
Word Origin for gromwell
C13: from Old French gromil, from gres sandstone + mil millet, from Latin milium
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