First Known Use: circa 1720
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officinal
adjective of·fi·ci·nal \ə-ˈfi-sə-nəl, ȯ-, ä-; ˌȯ-fə-ˈsī-nəl, ˌä-\
Definition of OFFICINAL
: medicinal <a monograph on officinal flora>
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Origin of OFFICINAL
Medieval Latin officinalis of a storeroom, from officina storeroom, from Latin, workshop, from opific-, opifex workman, from opus work + facere to do
Related to OFFICINAL
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- curative, healing, medicinal, remedial, restorative, therapeutic
Rhymes with OFFICINAL
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