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noun
The use of plant extracts for medical purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: herbal therapy, botanical medicine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: therapy
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English therapy English phytotherapy From phyto- + therapy.
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