used for healing wounds
Origin of vulnerary
Classical Latin vulnerarius from vulnus, a wound: see vulnerablenoun
pl. -·ar·ies any vulnerary drug, plant, etc.
vulnerary
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vulnerary
adjective
Used in the healing or treating of wounds.
noun
pl. vul·ner·ar·iesA remedy used in healing or treating wounds.
Origin of vulnerary
Latin vulnerārius from vulnus vulner- wound ; see vulnerable .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more vulnerary, superlative most vulnerary)
Usage notes
- Restricted in modern use primarily to works on ethnobotany and traditional medicine.
Origin
From Latin vulnerÄrius, from vulnus (“wound").
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vulnerary - Medical Definition
adj.
Used in the healing or treating of wounds.
n.
pl. vulnerariesA remedy used in healing or treating wounds.
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