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all-heal

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all⋅heal

[awl-heel]
–noun
1. valerian (def. 1).
2. any of several plants once believed to have extensive curative powers, as the selfheal, Prunella vulgaris.

Origin:
1590–1600; all + heal
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all-heal or all·heal   (ôl'hēl')
n.  Any of several plants, such as self-heal or valerian, used in herbal medicine and reputed to have broad healing powers.
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