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PRONUNCIATION OF SELFHEAL

selfheal  [ˈsɛlfˌhiːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELFHEAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selfheal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELFHEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prunella (plant)

Prunella is a genus of seven species of herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae, also known as self-heals, heal-all, or allheal for their use in herbal medicine.

Definition of selfheal in the English dictionary

The definition of selfheal in the dictionary is a low-growing European herbaceous plant, Prunella vulgaris, with tightly clustered violet-blue flowers and reputedly having healing powers: family Lamiaceae. Other definition of selfheal is any of several other plants thought to have healing powers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELFHEAL


allheal
ˈɔːlˌhiːl
back-heel
ˈbækˌhiːl
cowheel
ˈkaʊˌhiːl
down-at-heel
ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl
heal
hiːl
heel
hiːl
hele
hiːl
he´ll
hiːl
reheel
riːˈhiːl
roundheel
ˈraʊndˌhiːl
Tarheel
ˈtɑːhiːl
unheal
ʌnˈhiːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELFHEAL

self-treatment
self-tuition
self-understanding
self-violence
self-will
self-willed
self-winding
self-worship
self-worth
selfdom
selfhood
selfie
selfish
selfishly
selfishness
selfism
selfist
selfless
selflessly
selflessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELFHEAL

antidiarrheal
deisheal
diarrheal
dysmenorrheal
endotracheal
gonorrheal
leukorrheal
menarcheal
oscheal
pyorrheal
seborrheal
sheal
tracheal
wheal

Synonyms and antonyms of selfheal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selfheal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELFHEAL

Find out the translation of selfheal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selfheal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selfheal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夏枯草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selfheal
570 millions of speakers

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selfheal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

selfheal
380 millions of speakers
ar

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selfheal
280 millions of speakers

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selfheal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

selfheal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

selfheal
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selfheal
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Translator English - Malay

Diri sendiri
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selfheal
180 millions of speakers

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selfheal
130 millions of speakers

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selfheal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selfheal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

selfheal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்ஃப்ஹீல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म्यासंबंधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

selfheal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selfheal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

selfheal
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Translator English - Ukrainian

selfheal
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Translator English - Romanian

selfheal
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el

Translator English - Greek

selfheal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfheal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

selfheal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

selfheal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selfheal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELFHEAL»

The term «selfheal» is normally little used and occupies the 135.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELFHEAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «selfheal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «selfheal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selfheal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELFHEAL»

Discover the use of selfheal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selfheal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth
A slightlybittermember ofthesquarestemmed Lamiaceae family of mints, selfheal doesn't havethe aromaticqualitiesusually associatedwith this family. Its little purple flowers have a hooded upper lip and a fringed lower lip, and they are arranged ...
Thea Summer Deer, 2011
2
Chatterbox, 1906
The Selfheal has had a very wide repute for its goodqualities. It belongs to the family of plants known as Labiates,which includes mint, sage, thyme, and otheraromatic plants;these flowers mostlyhavea curious lip,andgrow in aspike.
Various, 2014
3
Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe
I'rinu'lhi vui^iiii> Distinguishing features: Common Selfheal can reach a height of 10-25cm. It has red-violet flower heads at the tip of the stem ©. The individual flowers have distinct upper and lower lips © and are surrounded hy brownish ...
Michael Eppinger, 2006
4
A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta
See also Kelp about, 90 Seaweeds, Rehmannia, and Pork Sparerib Soup, 144- 45 Selfheal about, 104 Sea Cucumber, Dried Scallop, and Selfheal Soup, 285 Selfheal, Mulberry Leaf, and Chrysanthemum Tea, 270 Serving bowls, 50-51 ...
Teresa M. Chen, 2009
5
One Perfect Bird
Selfheal/Healall. The cup bottoms up and fire soaks the softness along her arm. Colonists brewed a bracing tea and its influence on cats is a strange side effect, like scars in little squares on the inner arm and gauze scattered along the lawn.
Letitia Trent, 2012
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Herbal Simples
SELFHEAL. Several Herbal Simples go by the name of Selfheal among our wild hedge plants, more especially the Sanicle, the common Prunella, and the Bugle. The first of these is an umbelliferous herbk growing frequently in woods, having ...
7
THE LADY'S MAGAZINE OR ENTERTAINING COMPANION FOR THE FAIR SEX
Downy St. John's-wort Virginian St. John's-wort St. Peter'3-wcrt, Hypericum Marsh St. Peter's-Wort Trailing St. Peter's-wort Samphire, (Golden) Imila Golden Samphire San:cle, Sanicula Sunicleor Selfheal Saoiclr, (American) Heuchera ...
‎1784
8
Nature of Snowdonia
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) (y feddyges las) Selfheal grows in grassy areas, up to 18cm high, and is as its name suggests is thought to be a great healer. The leaves can be added to salads although they are a little bitter. A drink made from an ...
Mike Raine, 2009
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Wildflowers of the Eastern United States: An Introduction to ...
Unlike most mints, selfheal hasno aroma. Other names: healall,allheal, bluecurls, bluelucy,brownwort, carpenter weed. Only four Prunella species exist worldwide. Cutleaved selfheal (P. laciniata), a whiteflowered, much hairier herb, ...
John Eastman, 2014
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Flowers of Point Reyes National Seashore
Selfheal Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris atropurpurea) Mint Family Selfheal grows on grassy hillslopes, mostly those facing the sea. It may grow fifteen inches high, but more commonly is much less when it is a part of the windswept turf of the ...
Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1970

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELFHEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selfheal is used in the context of the following news items.
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The medicinal benefits of selfheal
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) is a native British plant, found among short grass on waste ground, grassland and open spaces in woodland, where it raises its ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Aug 14»
2
Prunella vulgaris a hardy native ground cover
Known as selfheal because it has been used for centuries as an antiseptic and antibacterial medicine by native tribes such as the Quinault and Quileute, ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 12»

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