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gromwell

gromwell

1 9.9
A small wild plant with tough stems and white flowers that grows by hedges and woodland edges
  • noun
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  • Look at that beautiful gromwell in the garden!

Examples

  • The gromwell is known for its tough, wiry stems and small white flowers.

  • We spotted a patch of gromwell growing along the woodland path.

  • In spring, gromwell often appears in hedgerows across the countryside.

  • The gromwell blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • The gromwell is often found growing along the edges of woodlands and hedgerows.

  • During our nature walk, we spotted a beautiful gromwell near the trail.

  • The gardener planted several gromwells to attract butterflies to the garden.

Synonyms

Lithospermum officinale
vsgromwell
  • Specialized
9.9

A European plant that lives for several years and grows branches at hedges or the edge of woods

is the common everyday name rather than the formal Latin term

Compounds

false gromwell
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American wild plant with hairy leaves and small yellowish or greenish flowers

Surface Forms

gromwell singular
gromwells plural

Etymology

Gromwell is an old English name for a hardy hedgerow plant. A helpful way to remember it is to think of grom- as sounding like 'grown' and -well like 'well' or a small place where plants grow, so gromwell gives the image of a tough, well-grown wild plant in hedges and woodland edges.