GROMWELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gromwell mean? 

• GROMWELL (noun)
  The noun GROMWELL has 1 sense:

1. European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands

  Familiarity information: GROMWELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROMWELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gromwell; Lithospermum officinale

Hypernyms ("gromwell" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("gromwell" is a member of...):

genus Lithospermum; Lithospermum (annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia)