self-heal

self-heal

(sĕlf′hēl′)

n.

Any of several plants reputed to have healing powers, especially Prunella vulgaris, a creeping plant in the mint family that has violet-blue or lavender flowers and is native to Eurasia. Also called heal-all.

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Noun

1.

self-heal - decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America heal all, Prunella vulgaris herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Prunella, Prunella - small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers