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ARNICA MONTANA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Arnica montana" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Meronyms (substance of "Arnica montana"):
arnica (used especially in treating bruises)
Holonyms ("Arnica montana" is a member of...):
genus Arnica (large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions)