Definition of Prunella vulgaris

1. Noun. Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America.

Exact synonyms: Heal All, Self-heal
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Prunella, Prunella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunella Vulgaris

Prozac
Pru
Prudence
Prudhoe Bay
Prue
Prueher
Prufrockian
Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys amara
Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella
Prunella modularis
Prunella vulgaris (current term)
Prunellidae
Prunus
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus americana
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus angustifolia
Prunus armeniaca
Prunus avium
Prunus besseyi
Prunus capuli
Prunus caroliniana
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus cerasus
Prunus cerasus austera

Literary usage of Prunella vulgaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"(1) Prunella vulgaris, L.—Mid-Chen., where it is considered very efficacious in curing cuts. ... Prunella vulgaris, L.—Lyte. ' Because it is good for cuts. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"(1) Prunella vulgaris, L.—Mid-Che»., where it is considered very efficacious in curing cuts. ... Prunella vulgaris, L.—Lyte. ' Because it is good for cuts. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"Only the following occur in North America. Leaves entire or crenate. 1. P. vulgaris. 1. Prunella vulgaris L,. Self-heal. Heal-all. (Fig. ..."

4. Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared by Louis Agassiz, James Elliot Cabot (1850)
"L. Melampyrum pratense L. Clinopodium vulgare* L. Prunella vulgaris L. ... Prunella vulgaris L. do. Scutellaria galericulata L. Shores of the Lake ..."

5. Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared by Louis Agassiz, James Elliot Cabot (1850)
"L. Melampyrum pratense L. Clinopodium vulgare* L. Prunella vulgaris L. ... Prunella vulgaris L. do. Scutellaria galericulata L. Shores of the Lake ..."

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