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Prunella

Pru-nĕl'la or Pru-nĕl'lo, n.

noun

n. [Fr. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See infra.] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes or garments; a kind of lasting. Pope.

Prū-nĕl'lo, n.

noun

n. [Fr. prunelle, diminutive of prune, Lat. prunum. See PRUNE.] A species of dried plum. McCulloch.

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Pru-nĕl'la, n.p. 1055noun(Med.) (a.) Inflammation of the upper portions of the alimentary canal and air-passages; sore throat. (b.) A disease of the lips, mouth, and intestinal canal, accompanied with small vesicles which…