Meanings
nounselfheal (plural selfheals)
plural selfheals
- A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers from any species of genus Prunella.
- Especially, Prunella vulgaris.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Englishselfhǣlu
- Middle Englishselfhele
- Englishselfheal
Inherited from Middle English selfhele, selfehale, sylfhele, from Old English selfhǣlu, equivalent to self + heal.
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Arabic عُصْفُور الشَوْك, قَلَاع
- عُصْفُور الشَوْك (ʕuṣfūr aš-šawk)plant of genus Prunella
- قَلَاع (qalāʕ)plant of genus Prunella
Catalan prunel·la
- prunel·laplant of genus Prunella
Finnish niittyhumala
- niittyhumalaplant of genus Prunella
French brunelle
- brunelleplant of genus Prunella
German Brunelle, Braunelle
- Brunelleplant of genus Prunella
- Braunelleplant of genus Prunella
Irish duáinín an tseanchais, duán ceannchosach
- duáinín an tseanchaisplant of genus Prunella
- duán ceannchosachplant of genus Prunella
- duán donnplant of genus Prunella
- tae na ngarraitheplant of genus Prunella
Polish głowienka
- głowienkaplant of genus Prunella
Portuguese erva-férrea, consolda-menor
- erva-férreaplant of genus Prunella
- consolda-menorplant of genus Prunella
Romanian busuioc-de-câmp
- busuioc-de-câmpplant of genus Prunella
Russian черноголо́вка
- черноголо́вка (černogolóvka)plant of genus Prunella
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APA
selfheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfheal
MLA
“selfheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfheal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selfheal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfheal.
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