Definition of pharmacognosy
: a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
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Origin and Etymology of pharmacognosy
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek pharmakon + -gnōsia knowledge, from gnōsis — more at gnosis
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First Known Use: circa 1885
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medical Definition of pharmacognosy
plural pharmacognosies
: a branch of pharmacology dealing especially with the composition, use, and development of medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
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