Arnica

[ɑ:nikә]

Definition

(noun.) an ointment used in treating bruises.

(noun.) any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica.

(noun.) used especially in treating bruises.

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Definition

(n.) A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Leopard's-bane.

Edited by Erna

Definition

n. a genus of composite plants of which the species A. montana or Mountain Tobacco formerly enjoyed a great repute in medicine as a stimulant in paralytic affections low fevers &c.—its flowers still yield a tincture externally applied to wounds and bruises.

Editor: Lois