Heilkraut

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German

Etymology

heilen (to heal) +‎ Kraut (herb)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lkʁaʊ̯t/
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Noun

Heilkraut n (strong, genitive Heilkrautes or Heilkrauts, plural Heilkräuter)

  1. medicinal herb
    Synonym: Heilpflanze
    Maria sammelte im Wald Heilkräuter.
    Mary gathered some medicinal plants in the forest.
    • 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das alte Kräuterweib von Reinhardtswalde, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 18:
      Auf einem Brettersims an der Wand standen zahlreiche Fläschchen und Büchsen, gefüllt mit Mixturen und Salben, die das Weib aus den gesammelten Heilkräutern selbst bereitete.
      On a shelf at the wall were numerous flasks and cans, filled with mixtures and ointments, which the woman prepared herself from the collected medicinal herbs.

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Further reading

  • Heilkraut” in Duden online
  • Heilkraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache