prunella

pru·nel·la  (pr-nl) also pru·nelle (-nl)

n.

A strong heavy fabric of worsted twill, used chiefly for shoe uppers, clerical robes, and academic gowns.

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[Alteration of French prunelle, sloe, from Old French, diminutive of prune, prune; see prune¹.]

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prunella¹, prunelle [pruːˈnɛl], prunello [pruːˈnɛləʊ]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a strong fabric, esp a twill-weave worsted, used for gowns and the uppers of some shoes

[perhaps from prunelle, with reference to the colour of the cloth]

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prunella²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See selfheal

[New Latin, altered from brunella, from German Braüne quinsy, which it was thought to cure]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Prunella - small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers genus Prunella asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary heal all, Prunella vulgaris, self-heal - decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
	2.	Prunella - type genus of the Prunellidae genus Prunella bird genus - a genus of birds family Prunellidae, Prunellidae - hedge sparrow accentor - small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia