medic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
    trefoil; medick.
  2. noun a medical practitioner in the armed forces
    medical officer.

WordNet

Med"ic noun
Etymology
L. medica, Gr. (sc. ) a kind of clover introduced from Media, from Median.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa.
Med"ic adjective
Etymology
L. medicus.
Definitions
  1. Medical. R.

Webster 1913