Meanings
nounarnica (countable and uncountable, plural arnicas)
plural arnicas
- countableuncountableAny of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.
His only remark was, "There's some new stuff, cuticura or something, which is better than arnica." Some people have such extraordinary notions of humor.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- taxonomic nameArnica
- taxonomic nameArnica
- Englisharnica
Borrowed from taxonomic name Arnica.
More words from taxonomic name
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan àrnica, àrnica
- àrnicaplant of genus Arnica
- àrnicaArnica montana
Chinese Mandarin 山金車 /山金车
- 山金車 /山金车 (shānjīnchē)plant of genus Arnica
Czech prha
- prhaplant of genus Arnica
Danish guldblomme
- guldblommeplant of genus Arnica
Esperanto arniko
- arnikoplant of genus Arnica
Finnish arnikki, etelänarnikki
- arnikkiplant of genus Arnica
- etelänarnikkiArnica montana
French arnica, arnica des montagnes
- arnicaplant of genus Arnica
- arnica des montagnesArnica montana
German Arnika
- Arnikaplant of genus Arnica
Italian arnica
- arnicaplant of genus Arnica
Lithuanian arnika
- arnikaplant of genus Arnica
Polish arnika, kupalnik
- arnikaplant of genus Arnica
- kupalnikplant of genus Arnica
- arnika górskaArnica montana
- kupalnik górskiArnica montana
- pomornikArnica montana
Portuguese árnica
- árnicaplant of genus Arnica
Romanian arnică
- arnicăplant of genus Arnica
Russian а́рника
- а́рника (árnika)plant of genus Arnica
Spanish árnica
- árnicaplant of genus Arnica
Turkish arnika
- arnikaplant of genus Arnica
Ukrainian а́рніка
- а́рніка (árnika)plant of genus Arnica
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
arnica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arnica
MLA
“arnica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arnica. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arnica,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arnica.
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