prunella

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the genus Prunella of herbaceous plants, the allheals.
  2. Any of various diseases characterised by inflammation of the mouth or throat. obsolete,uncountable
  3. A smooth worsted or silk fabric, generally black, formerly used for making shoes and clergymen's gowns. archaic,historical,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

prunellas plural

词源

词源 1
From post-classical Latin prunella, from brunus + -ella, perhaps because of the plant's brown sepals.
词源 2
From post-classical Latin prunella, alternation of brunella (“infectious epidemic”), from brunus + -ella.
词源 3
Probably a variant of prunello, with reference to the colour of the fabric. Compare French prunelle.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary