'Prunella' definitions:
Definition of 'Prunella'
From: WordNet
noun
Small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: Prunella, genus Prunella]
noun
Type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: Prunella, genus Prunella]
Definition of 'Prunella'
From: GCIDE
- Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n.] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prunella'
From: GCIDE
- Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une quinsy, croup.] (Med.) (a) Angina, or angina pectoris. (b) Thrush. [1913 Webster]
- Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls. [1913 Webster] Prunella