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# medicinal

adjective

«medicinal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Medicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#m1)
2. (joking) Said about something you enjoy, pretending it is good for you: «a medicinal chocolate». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science (medicinal plants like aloe), history (old remedies) and health. Phrases: «medicinal properties», «for medicinal purposes», «medicinal herbs».

### Examples

- Aloe vera has medicinal properties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x1)
- Many medicinal drugs come from plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x2)
- The garden grows medicinal herbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x3)
- Grandma said the hot drink was «purely medicinal». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x4)
- Willow bark was used for medicinal purposes long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x5)
- Some medicinal plants are poisonous in large amounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x6)
- Of course it was only water, but it was out of a bottle, and she always shook the bottle and counted the drops, which gave it a certain medicinal quality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced «me-DIS-in-al». Related: medicine, medical. Safety: never eat a plant because someone says it is medicinal; ask an adult or doctor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «medicinal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medicinal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medicinal.html) on Mova free.