Library / English Dictionary

ARNICA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ointment used in treating bruises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):

balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("arnica" is a member of...):

genus Arnica (large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Used especially in treating bruises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("arnica" is a kind of...):

tincture ((pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution)

Holonyms ("arnica" is a substance of...):

Arnica montana (herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings)

Credits