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herbalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The use or study of medicinal herbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: herblore

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Botany, the study of plants in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English herbal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English herbalism From herbal + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 藥草學 /药草学 (yàocǎoxué) — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本草療法 /本草疗法 (běncǎo liáofǎ) — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Dutch: kruidengeneeskunde — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Finnish: kasvilääkintä — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Finnish: yrttiterapia — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Finnish: fytoterapia — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Finnish: herbalismi — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • French: herboristerie — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • French: herbalisme — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • German: Kräuterkunde — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • German: Pflanzenheilkunde — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Irish: luibhliacht — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Japanese: 本草学 (honzōgaku) — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Polish: ziołolecznictwo — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Portuguese: herbalismo — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Russian: гербали́зм (gerbalízm) — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Russian: траволече́ние (travolečénije) — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Vietnamese: thảo dược học — practice or study of medicinal herbs
  • Volapük: sanakebav — practice or study of medicinal herbs