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ARNICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ointment used in treating bruises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):
balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("arnica" is a member of...):
genus Arnica (large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Used especially in treating bruises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):
tincture ((pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution)
Holonyms ("arnica" is a substance of...):
Arnica montana (herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings)
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