First Known Use: 14th century
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sanicle
noun san·i·cle \ˈsa-ni-kəl\
Definition of SANICLE
: any of several plants sometimes held to have healing powers; especially : a plant (genus Sanicula) of the carrot family with a root used in folk medicine as an anodyne or astringent
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Origin of SANICLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sanicula
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