- gromyl
- , sb. == the herb ‘gromwell,’ or Lithospermum officinale. Wright’s L. P. p. 27
Oldest English Words. 2014.
Oldest English Words. 2014.
gromwell — /ˈgrɒmwəl/ (say gromwuhl) noun any boraginaceous plant of the genus Lithospermum, comprising hairy herbs with varicoloured flowers and smooth, stony nutlets, as Lithospermum arvense, corn gromwell. {Middle English gromyl, from Old French gromil,… …