PHARMACOGNOSY


Meaning of PHARMACOGNOSY in English

[ 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'.

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