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heal-all

heal-all

9.7
A small plant with blue flowers that people use in traditional medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈhiːlˌɔl/
translation icon : prunela
  • Gardeners value heal-all for both its beauty and its reputation in traditional medicine.

Examples

  • The herbalist recommended heal-all as a natural remedy for sore throats.

  • Clusters of heal-all can often be found blooming in the meadows during summer.

  • The heal-all grows abundantly in the meadow.

  • I found some heal-alls while hiking in the woods.

  • Clusters of heal-all can often be found blooming in the meadows during summer.

  • Gardeners value heal-all for both its beauty and its reputation in traditional medicine.

  • The herbalist recommended heal-all as a natural remedy for sore throats.

Synonyms

Prunella vulgaris
vsheal-all
  • Specialized
9.9

A low mint plant with small blue flowers that people use as medicine

is the common folk name emphasizing traditional medicinal belief
self-heal
vsheal-all
8.9

A low plant with small purple flowers that people use as a medicine

emphasizes broad traditional medicinal use rather than personal recovery

Surface Forms

heal-all singular
heal-alls plural

Morphology

heal-all = heal + all (semi-transparent) = heal + all

The compound clearly signals 'something that heals everything', but the conventionalized referent as a specific herb is a folk name rather than a predictable general noun.

Etymology

Heal-all is a simple folk name for the herb Prunella vulgaris, made from heal ('to make well') and all ('everything'). People once believed the plant could cure many small illnesses, which is why gardeners and herbalists called it 'heal-all'.