herbalism

English

Etymology

herbal +‎ -ism

Noun

herbalism (countable and uncountable, plural herbalisms)

The use or study of medicinal herbs.
(obsolete) Botany, the study of plants in general.

Synonyms

herblore

Translations

practice or study of medicinal herbs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 藥草學, 药草学 (yàocǎoxué), 本草療法, 本草疗法 (běncǎo liáofǎ)
Finnish: kasvilääkintä, yrttiterapia, fytoterapia, herbalismi
French: herboristerie (fr) f, herbalisme m
German: Kräuterkunde f

Irish: luibhliacht f
Japanese: 本草学 (ほんぞうがく, honzōgaku)
Portuguese: herbalismo m
Russian: гербали́зм m (gerbalízm), траволече́ние (ru) n (travolečénije)
Volapük: sanakebav

(obsolete) botany — see botany

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