pharmacognosy
[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]
Origin of pharmacognosy
1Other 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
the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin
Origin of pharmacognosy
1C19: from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge
Derived forms of pharmacognosy
- pharmacognosist, noun
- pharmacognostic (ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk), adjective
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