[ ˌfα:mə'kɒgnəsi ]
■ noun the branch of knowledge concerned with medicinal drugs obtained from plants or other natural sources.
Derivatives
pharmacognosist noun
Origin
C19: from pharmaco- + gnōsis 'knowledge'.
[ ˌfα:mə'kɒgnəsi ]
■ noun the branch of knowledge concerned with medicinal drugs obtained from plants or other natural sources.
Derivatives
pharmacognosist noun
Origin
C19: from pharmaco- + gnōsis 'knowledge'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004