(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:03:36

Set"wall` (?), n. [CF. Cetewale.] Bot.

A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities (Valeriana officinalis, or V. Pyrenaica).

[Obs.] [Written also setwal.]

Chaucer.

 

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