Gromwell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gromwell
       n : European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and
           at the edge of woodlands [syn: {Lithospermum officinale}]