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Noun (3 meanings)

1. used especially in treating bruises.

arnica

arnica is a type of:
  • tincture (noun) - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
things made from arnica:
  • Arnica montana (noun) - herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings

2. any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica.

arnica

arnica is a type of:
arnica is a member of:
  • genus Arnica (noun) - large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions

3. an ointment used in treating bruises.

arnica

arnica is a type of:
  • ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve (noun) - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation