adj. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
adj. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
adj. Tasting like medicine; particularly of sweetish artificial flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders.
adj. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the properties of a medicine; adapted to medical use or purposes; curative; remedial.
Pertaining to medicine; medical.
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adj. 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)."