medicinal: Meaning and Definition of

me•dic•i•nal

Pronunciation: (mu-dis'u-nl), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
  2. unpalatable; disagreeable: a medicinal taste.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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