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Angelica
noun · 78% connection
An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Angostura bark
unknown · 78% connection
An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, / officinalis).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Arnica
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcoti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Authentic
noun · 78% connection
Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octav…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Bloodroot
noun · 78% connection
A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also pucc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Calamus
noun · 78% connection
A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Calumba
noun · 78% connection
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter tas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Camphor
noun · 78% connection
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Lauru…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Canella
noun · 78% connection
highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Chamomile
noun · 78% connection
A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Cohosh
noun · 78% connection
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Copaiva
noun · 78% connection
A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South Ameri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Cubeb
noun · 78% connection
The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Entasia
noun · 78% connection
Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Frostweed
noun · 78% connection
An American species of rockrose (Helianthemum Canadense), sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Gent
adjective · 78% connection
Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Gentle
superl. · 78% connection
Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
Ginseng
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: species, dorstenia, south, american, plant.
