🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

植物医学

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhíwù yīxué

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plant-Medicine/plænt ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"植物医学在许多文化中被广泛使用。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance derived from plants used for therapeutic purposes.

    "Many cultures have relied on plant-medicine for centuries to treat various ailments."
  2. 2

    The practice of using plants for medicinal purposes.

    "The resurgence of interest in plant-medicine has led to a revival of traditional healing practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'plant-medicine' combines 'plant', derived from Old English 'plante', meaning a living organism that grows in the ground, and 'medicine', from Latin 'medicina', referring to the art of healing. The phrase reflects the historical use of botanical substances in healing practices across various cultures.

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