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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanicle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanicle¹

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

Example Sentences

Sanicle, san′ik′l, n. a plant of the genus Sanicula, the common wood-sanicle long supposed to have healing power.

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Said to be an ancient Greek name of the Sanicle, of obscure meaning, strangely applied by Linnus to this plant.

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That country-folk use sanicle to anoint their hands “when they are chapt by the winde.”

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I would push my way through a tangle of sanicle, and beyond the trunk of a slim elm catch a gleam of white in the dusk.

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He also gives as another name, Yorkshire Sanicle; and says it is called earning grass in Scotland.

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