gromwell

American  

[grom-wuhl] / ˈgrɒm wəl /

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.

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gromwell British  

/ ˈɡrɒmwəl /

noun

1. 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

Finally, they withdrew the gromwell and she resumed normal ovulation.

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Next, the researchers gave the gromwell extract to humans to check for harmful effects.

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I would like to get some of this gromwell extract.

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Then they made tests to see whether a woman taking gromwell continued to ovulate.

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

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne