as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
the discovery of officinal plants that continues to this day
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medicinal
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The park-like grounds host the aforementioned pool with a spa and Baja shelf alongside a sports court, a lake, fruit orchards, vegetable and medicinal herb gardens, and two greenhouses.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026 -
On top of selling recreational marijuana, Loon Leaf also has medicinal marijuana.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Officinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officinal. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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