VULNERARY
Etymology
Adjective
vulnerary (comparative more vulnerary, superlative most vulnerary)
Useful or used for healing wounds; healing, curative.
(archaic, rare) Causing wounds, wounding.
Usage notes
• Restricted in modern use primarily to works on ethnobotany and traditional medicine.
Noun
vulnerary (plural vulneraries)
A healing drug or other agent used in healing and treating wounds.
Source: Wiktionary
Vul"ner*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. vulnearius: cf. F. vulnéraire.]
Definition: Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external injuries; as, vulnerary plants or potions. "Such vulnerary remedies." Sir W. Scott.
– n. Etym: [Cf. F. vulnĂ©raire.] (Med.)
Definition: A vulnerary remedy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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