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Medicinal : adj : having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs";
"medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" [syn: medicative]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Medicinal : \Me*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. medicinalis: cf. F.
m['e]dicinal. See Medicine.]
1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the
cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal
tinctures, plants, or springs.
Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their
medicinal gum. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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