Etymology

pharmacognosis

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Ancient Greek φάρμακον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφάρμακον“drug”
  2. English todaypharmacognosis

From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug”) and γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Words from the same roots

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