medicinal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having the properties of medicine
    medicative.
    • medicative drugs
    • medicinal herbs
    • medicinal properties

WordNet

Me*dic"i*nal adjective
Etymology
L. medicinalis: cf. F. médicinal. See Medicine.
Definitions
  1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs.
    Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum. Shak.
  2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.

Webster 1913