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单词 prunella
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prunella1

noun prʊˈnɛləpruˈnɛlə
  • A plant of a genus that includes self-heal. Several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rockery plants.

    夏枯草

    Genus Prunella, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prunella is the name given to a small yet hearty herb found throughout Europe, Asia and other temperate regions. The plant goes by a variety of names, including self-heal, carpenter's weed and sicklewort.
    • It is said in the Materia Medica that prunella can best treat scrofula, disperses Knotted Qi and has the effect of tonifying the blood vessels of the Jueyin, but there is no discussion on its ability to eliminate the Cold and Heat.
    • Prunella vulgaris [also known as self heal] is a perennial plant found in China, the British Isles, Europe, and North America.

Origin

Modern 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

noun prʊˈnɛləpruˈnɛlə
mass noun
  • A strong silk or worsted fabric used formerly for barristers' gowns and the uppers of women's shoes.

    普鲁涅拉毛葛(旧时用作律师长袍和女鞋面料)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A smile of pleasure lighted up the Stranger's face when his eye fell on Caroline, her neat feet shod in plum-colored prunella gaiters.
    • 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.

Origin

Mid 17th century: perhaps from French prunelle 'sloe' (because of its dark colour).

prunella1

nounpro͞oˈneləpruˈnɛlə
  • A plant of a genus that includes self-heal. Several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rock garden plants.

    夏枯草

    Genus Prunella, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is said in the Materia Medica that prunella can best treat scrofula, disperses Knotted Qi and has the effect of tonifying the blood vessels of the Jueyin, but there is no discussion on its ability to eliminate the Cold and Heat.
    • Prunella is the name given to a small yet hearty herb found throughout Europe, Asia and other temperate regions. The plant goes by a variety of names, including self-heal, carpenter's weed and sicklewort.
    • Prunella vulgaris [also known as self heal] is a perennial plant found in China, the British Isles, Europe, and North America.

Origin

Modern 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

nounpro͞oˈneləpruˈnɛlə
  • A strong silk or worsted twill fabric used formerly for legal robes and the uppers of women's shoes.

    普鲁涅拉毛葛(旧时用作律师长袍和女鞋面料)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A smile of pleasure lighted up the Stranger's face when his eye fell on Caroline, her neat feet shod in plum-colored prunella gaiters.
    • 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.

Origin

Mid 17th century: perhaps from French prunelle ‘sloe’ (because of its dark color).

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