pharmacognosy

[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]

Origin of pharmacognosy

1
First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + -gnos(is) + -y3

Other words from pharmacognosy

  • phar·ma·cog·no·sist, noun
  • phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [fahr-muh-kog-nos-tik], /ˌfɑr mə kɒgˈnɒs tɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacognosy

pharmacognosy

/ (ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin

Origin of pharmacognosy

1
C19: from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge

Derived forms of pharmacognosy

  • pharmacognosist, noun
  • pharmacognostic (ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk), adjective

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