different between woundwort vs allheal

English

Etymology

wound +? wort

Noun

woundwort (plural woundworts)

1. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
   1. Any of several plants of the genus Stachys
   2. Achillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)
   3. Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney-vetch)
   4. Solidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)
   5. Bellis perennis (English daisy)
   6. Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal)

Derived terms

• clown's woundwort (Stachys palustris)
• corn woundwort (Stachys arvensis)
• field woundwort (Stachys arvensis)
• hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
• marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris)
• soldier's woundwort (Achillea millefolium)

Related terms

• liverwort
• lungwort (“pulmonaria”)
• spleenwort (“asplenium”)
• toothwort (“dentaria”)

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• all-heal, all heal

Etymology

From all +? heal. Compare Latin panax and panacea.

Noun

allheal (plural allheals)

1. Any of several plants supposed to have broad healing powers.
   1. Prunella vulgaris, a species in the mint family.

      Synonyms: common self-heal, selfheal, heal-all, woundwort, heart-of-the-earth, carpenter's herb, brownwort

   2. Stachys, a genus of plants in the mint family, heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, betony, lamb's ears, hedgenettle.
   3. Valeriana officinalis, a species in the valerian family.

      Synonyms: garden valerian, garden heliotrope, setwall

Translations

See also

• heal-all
• selfheal
• valerian

References

• allheal at OneLook Dictionary Search
• allheal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Lea Hall, heal-all, healall