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pharmacognosy
phar·ma·cog·no·sy [ frmə kógnəssee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of natural drugs: the branch of pharmacology that deals with active substances found in plants
[Mid-19th century. <pharmaco- + Greek gnōsis "knowledge" (see gnosis)]

phar·ma·cog·no·sist noun
phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [ frmə kog nóstik ] adjective
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