pharmacognosy

[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]

noun

materia medica (def. 2).

Origin of pharmacognosy

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + -gnos(is) + -y³

Other words from pharmacognosy

phar·ma·cog·no·sist, noun
phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [fahr-muh-kog-nos-tik], /ˌfɑr mə kɒgˈnɒs tɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby pharmacognosy

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How to use pharmacognosy in a sentence

I have searched the usual works of reference on pharmacognosy without being able to find any reference to a drug of this name.
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacognosy

pharmacognosy

/ (ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪ) /

noun

the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin

Origin of pharmacognosy

C19: from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge

Derived forms of pharmacognosy

pharmacognosist, noun
pharmacognostic (ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk), adjective

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