/ ˈɑːnɪkə; NAmE ˈɑːrn-/ noun
[ U ] a natural medicine made from a plant, used to treat bruises (= marks that appear on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc.)
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin , of unknown origin.
/ ˈɑːnɪkə; NAmE ˈɑːrn-/ noun
[ U ] a natural medicine made from a plant, used to treat bruises (= marks that appear on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc.)
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005