PHARMACOGNOSY


Meaning of PHARMACOGNOSY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ fär-m ə - ' käg-n ə -s ē

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek pharmakon + -gn ō sia knowledge, from gn ō sis ― more at GNOSIS

Date: circa 1885

: a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants

– phar · ma · cog · nos · tic \ - ˌ käg- ' näs-tik \ or phar · ma · cog · nos · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective

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