gromill

gromill
Gromwell Grom"well, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The {German gromwell} is the {Stellera}. [Written also {gromill}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Gromill — Grom ill, n. (Bot.) See {Gromwell}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • German gromwell — Gromwell Grom well, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gromwell — Grom well, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • L arvense — Gromwell Grom well, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stellera — Gromwell Grom well, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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