Medicinal

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine.
  • adjective. Having an unappealing, bitter flavor.
  • noun. A preparation or product having the properties of a medicine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the properties of a medicine; adapted to medical use or purposes; curative; remedial.
  • Pertaining to medicine; medical.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
  • adjective. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
  • adjective. Tasting like medicine; particularly of sweetish artificial flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having the properties of medicine
    • Word Usage
    "The term medicinal plants, when interpreted broadly, includes all plants whose usefulness is derived from specific phytochemicals produced as secondary derivatives of major metabolic pathways (Thomas and Mbenkum, 1987)."
    cross-reference
    salutary  
    Equivalent
    healthful  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antiseptic  aromatic  astringent  beneficial  curative  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adjuvant  alexipharmic  alterative  analeptic  corrective  
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