gromwell

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Etymology

Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all probably from French grémil. Compare Welsh cromandi.

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Noun

gromwell (plural gromwells)

  1. Various plants
    1. Lithospermum arvense (synonym: Buglossoides arvensis) or other plants of the genus Lithospermum formerly used to treat kidney stones.
    2. various plants of the genus Lithodora

Derived terms

  • common gromwell
  • corn gromwell
  • creeping gromwell
  • field gromwell
  • purple gromwell
  • shrubby gromwell

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