prunella
/pɹunˈɛlə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of the genus Prunella of herbaceous plants, the allheals.
noun
Any of various diseases characterised by inflammation of the mouth or throat.
Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "When Edna knocked at Mademoiselle Reisz's front room door and entered, she discovered that person standing beside the window, engaged in mending or patching an old prunella gaiter."
Etymology
From post-classical Latin prunella, from brunus + -ella, perhaps because of the plant's brown sepals.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: prunella