gromwell Definition
grom·well (gräm′wel′, -wəl)
noun
any of a genus (Lithospermum) of plants of the borage family, with yellow or orange flowers and hard, stonelike nutlets
Etymology: altered < ME gromil < OFr < ML gruinum milium, kind of millet < gruinus, of a crane (< L grus, crane) + L milium, millet
gromwell Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
purple: Rare species include purple gromwell Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum and butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus.
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