Heal All (Noun)
Meaning 1
Common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The heal-all was nestled among the dense undergrowth, its bright yellow flowers a beacon of warmth in the shaded forest floor.
- In the traditional medicine of many Native American tribes, heal-all was used to treat a variety of ailments, from snake bites to sore throats.
- As the hikers made their way through the woodland, they stumbled upon a patch of heal-all, its blue fruits a stark contrast to the surrounding foliage.
- The botanical name of the heal-all, Prunella vulgaris, is often misidentified as a sedative, when in fact it has mild antiseptic properties.
- Heal-all is sometimes referred to as "self-heal", a nod to its long history of use as a natural remedy for various health issues.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.