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officinalis
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔf.fɪ.kiːˈnaː.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [of.fi.t͡ʃiˈnaː.lis]
Adjective
officīnālis (neuter officīnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
Usage notes
In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, officinalis (officinale) is a specific epithet in many genera of organisms, mainly plants, denoting a species that is of interest to, and is kept in, a place for pharmacy activity, including compounding; it names a kind of plant or other organism that, etymonically, belongs to a monastery's room for such activity and thus, by extension, of the herbalist's/pharmacist's/chemist's shop or physician's office (for example, Asparagus officinalis, Sisymbrium officinale, Galega officinalis); for more information see officinalis.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Descendants
- Translingual: Dactylon officinale
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