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fluellen
fluellen (flʊˈɛlən) or fluellinn1. (Plants) either of two weedy scrophulariaceous annuals related to the toadflaxes, round-leaved fluellen (Kickxia spuria) and sharp-leaved fluellen (K. elatine)2. (Plants) obsolete any of several speedwells, esp Veronica officinalis[C16: shortened from Welsh Ilysiau Llewelyn Llewelyn's flower]Fluellen
Fluellenpedantic Welsh captain and know-it-all. [Br. Lit.: Henry V]See: Pedantry |