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- [self-heel]
- /ˈsɛlfˌhil/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [self-heel]
- /ˈsɛlfˌhil/
Definitions of selfheal word
- noun selfheal a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties. 1
- noun selfheal any of various other plants believed to have similar properties. 1
- noun selfheal a low-growing European herbaceous plant, Prunella vulgaris, with tightly clustered violet-blue flowers and reputedly having healing powers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 0
- noun selfheal any of several other plants thought to have healing powers 0
- noun selfheal any of various plants supposed to have healing properties; esp., a common, Old World lawn and pasture weed (Prunella vulgaris) of the mint family 0
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Origin of selfheal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, selfheal is from the Middle English word selfhele. See self, heal
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Parts of speech for Selfheal
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selfheal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
selfheal usage trend in Literature
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