单词 | prunella |
释义 | prunella1/prʊˈnɛlə /noun A plant of a genus that includes self-heal. Several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rockery plants.
OriginModern Latin, literally 'quinsy', in medieval Latin brunella, diminutive of brunus 'brown', denoting a disease causing a brown coating on the tongue. Self-heal was a reputed cure for the disease. prunella2/prʊˈnɛlə /noun [mass noun] A strong silk or worsted fabric used formerly for barristers' gowns and the uppers of women’s shoes.Prunella, from the French prunelle, which means plum, [is] a stout worsted material named from its color, which is a purplish shade similar to that of a ripe plum. The name was originally applied to a kind of lasting of which clergymen's gowns were made....
OriginMid 17th century: perhaps from French prunelle 'sloe' (because of its dark colour). |
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