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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELF-HEAL

n.[self and heal. ] A plant of the genus Sanicula, and another of the genus Prunella.

 

SELF-HEALING

a.Having the power or property of healing itself. The self-healing power of living animals and vegetables is a property as wonderful as it is indicative of divine goodness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELF-HEAL

SELF-HEAL Self `-heal ", n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A blue-flowered labiate plant (Brunella vulgaris ); the healall.

 

SELF-HEALING

SELF-HEALING Self `-heal "ing, a.

 

Defn: Having the power or property of healing itself.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

self-heal

self-heal (also selfheal ) ▶noun a purple-flowered plant of the mint family that was formerly widely used for healing wounds. Native to Eurasia, it is now widespread throughout North America. [Prunella vulgaris, family Labiatae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

self-heal

self-heal |ˈsɛlfhiːl | ▶noun a purple-flowered Eurasian plant of the mint family, which was formerly widely used for healing wounds. ●Prunella vulgaris, family Labiatae.