MEDIC

medic, medick, trefoil

(noun) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

medic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Noun

medic (plural medics)

A doctor.

A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.

A medical student.

Etymology 2

Noun

medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)

Alternative spelling of medick

Anagrams

• decim, demic

Etymology

Proper noun

Medic

The Median language.

Anagrams

• decim, demic

Source: Wiktionary


Med"ic, n. Etym: [L. medica, Gr. Media, from (Bot.)

Definition: A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa.

Med"ic, a. Etym: [L. medicus.]

Definition: Medical. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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