medicinal

Meanings

Adjective

• Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
• Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
• Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificial sweet or bitter flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.

Noun

• Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

Origin

• From Latin medicīnālis.