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arnica

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːnɪkə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(är′ni kə)

ar•ni•ca (är′ni kə),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
Drugsa tincture of the flowers of A. montana, of Europe, and other species of Arnica, formerly used as an external application in sprains and bruises.

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Neo-Latin
1745–55

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arnica /ˈɑːnɪkə/ n

any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus Arnica, typically having yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
the tincture of the dried flower heads of any of these plants, esp A. montana, used in treating bruises

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, of unknown origin

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