sanicle

[ san-i-kuhl ]

noun
  1. any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.

Origin of sanicle

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Medieval Latin sānicula, perhaps derivative of Latin sānus;see sane

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sanicle

/ (ˈsænɪkəl) /


noun
  1. any umbelliferous plant of the genus Sanicula, of most regions except Australia, having clusters of small white flowers and oval fruits with hooked bristles: formerly thought to have healing powers

Origin of sanicle

1
C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin sānicula, probably from Latin sānus healthy

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