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| me·dic·i·nal [ mə díssən'l, mə díssnəl ] |
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1. capable of treating illness: having properties that can be used to treat illness
  a medicinal plant
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2. intended to improve somebody's well-being: intended to improve somebody's physical or emotional well-being in the way that a medicine does
a drink taken for medicinal purposes
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3. like medicine: like medicine, especially in having a bitter taste
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin medicinalis< medicina (see medicine)] |
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| me·dic·i·nal·ly adverb |
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