Basilicon Definition

noun

(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

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Other Word Forms of Basilicon

Noun

Singular:
basilicon
Plural:
basilicons

Origin of Basilicon

  • From the Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikon) (basilikon; in the form basilicum, via the Latin basilicum), the neuter form of βασιλικός (basilikos) (basilikos, “royal”; basilicus in Latin), understood as in the phrase βασιλικόν φάρμακον (basilikon pharmakon, “royal drug”).

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