Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prunella"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une
quinsy, croup.] (Med.)
(a) Angina, or angina pectoris.
(b) Thrush.
{Prunella salt} (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little
balls.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Prunella
n 1: small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal
spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: {Prunella},
{genus Prunella}]
2: type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: {Prunella}, {genus
Prunella}]
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