Definition of Gromwell

1. Noun. European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands.

Exact synonyms: Lithospermum Officinale
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Lithospermum, Lithospermum

Definition of Gromwell

1. n. A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera.

Definition of Gromwell

1. Noun. A plant of the genus ''Lithospermum'' (''L. arvense''), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gromwell

1. an herb [n -S] - See also: herb

Medical Definition of Gromwell

1. A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. Arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera. Alternative forms: gromill. Origin: Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. Fr. F. Gr?mil, cf. W. Cromandi. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gromwell

grok
grokked
grokking
groks
grom
groma
gromas
gromet
gromets
gromill
grommet
grommeted
grommeting
grommets
groms
gromwells
grone
groned
grones
groning
groof
groofs
groolier
grooliest
grooly
groom-to-be
groomed
groomee

Literary usage of Gromwell

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

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"gromwell especially well developed in the retort-shaped bases. ... gromwell leaves prepared like black tea are sold unmixed in ..."

2. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"By other authors it has been recommended as antispasmodic and emmenagogue. LXXXIX. LITHOSPERMUM OFFICINALE, L. gromwell. Nat. ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The gromwell or Lithospermum is remarkable for its hard, ... \Ve may note that gromwell is also called in E. gray millet or (in Cotgrave) ..."

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