"medicinal" meaning in English

See medicinal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /məˈdɪsənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-medicinal.wav [UK] Forms: medicinal [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: medicine + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|medicine|al}} medicine + -al Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is medicinal, it has the properties of medicine or is used to cure disease or relieve pain.
    Sense id: simple-medicinal-en-adj-de9pAKj4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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