officinale
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- noun
- /ˌɒfɪˈtʃɪnəl/
- Specialized
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planta oficinal
- In herbal medicine, the plant known as Taraxacum officinale is often used for its health benefits.
- Taraxacum officinale
- Zingiber officinale
- dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Examples
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Comfrey, also called Symphytum officinale, is valued for its role in traditional healing practices.
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Automatically as breathing, she murmured the name of each weed as she tossed it into a pile by the open driveway gate: Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Convolvulus arvensis, Taraxacum officinale.
Fiction book (2002) -
A spectacular departure from common ginger (Z. officinale), this plant, whose species has not yet been identified, has chocolate brown foliage.
Blog text (6) -
This perennial (Saccharum officinale) is the source of more than half of the world's refined sugar.
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Ginger is widely recognized as Zingiber officinale, a plant known for its medicinal properties.
Synonyms
Compounds
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An herb like celery with edible leaves, stalks, and seeds used for cooking
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A European plant that lives for several years and grows branches at hedges or the edge of woods
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A small evergreen tree from the Caribbean and nearby Americas with very hard wood and a resin used as medicine
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A climbing shrub with sweet white flowers people use in perfume and tea
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A leafy green plant often called watercress that grows in clean streams and tastes peppery
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A common wild plant with yellow flowers and fluffy seed heads whose leaves are eaten in salads
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A tropical Asian plant whose root is used in cooking and medicine
Surface Forms
Etymology
An officinale is a plant used in traditional medicine and the name comes from the Latin officina, meaning 'workshop' or the old medicine shop. That's why plants called officinale were kept and used as remedies.