ALLHEAL

Etymology

Noun

allheal (plural allheals)

Any of several plants supposed to have broad healing powers.

Prunella vulgaris, a species in the mint family.

Synonyms: common self-heal, selfheal, heal-all, woundwort, heart-of-the-earth, carpenter's herb, brownwort

Stachys, a genus of plants in the mint family, heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, betony, lamb's ears, hedgenettle.

Valeriana officinalis, a species in the valerian family.

Synonyms: garden valerian, garden heliotrope, setwall

Anagrams

• Lea Hall, heal-all, healall

Source: Wiktionary


All"heal, n.

Definition: A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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