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nounphytodrug (plural phytodrugs)
plural phytodrugs
- Any drug of plant origin.
The ancients could not have employed the phytodrugs as effectively as we do because they could not control the dosages, concentrations, and other variables notoriously difficult to command.
1996, David Holland, Prospecting for Drugs in Ancient and Medieval European TextsSynonyms: phytopharmaceutical
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nounAny drug of plant origin.
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