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pru·nel·la
I. \prüˈnelə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from prunella, brunella quinsy, angina (translation of German bräune, from braun brown), from Medieval Latin brunus brown (from Old High German brūn) + Latin -ella, diminutive suffix; from the belief that herbs of this genus healed quinsy — more at brown
: a small genus of perennial largely Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) having terminal spikes or heads of small purple or white flowers with the corolla tube inflated and its limb strongly 2-lipped — see self-heal
II. noun
also pru·nelle \-el\
(-s)
Etymology: French prunelle, literally, sloe; from the dark color — more at prunelle
1.
a. : a silk or woolen fabric formerly in use for gowns (as of clerics, scholars, barristers)
b. : a twilled woolen dress fabric
2.
a. : a heavy woolen fabric used for the uppers of shoes
b. prunellas plural : a pair of shoes made of prunella
III. noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a genus (the type of the family Prunellidae) of passerine birds that resemble thrushes and comprise the accentors — see hedge sparrow |