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herbology, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |həːˈbɒlədʒi|, U.S. |(h)ərˈbɑlədʒi|
Forms: 19– herbology., 19– herbalogy[irreg.]
[‹ herb n. + -ology comb. form. Compare earlier herbologist n.]
The study or practice of herbal medicine; = herbalism n.
1891S. Ameer Ali Life & Teachings Mohammed xviii. 569 The Moslems..enriched the existing pharmacopæia by innumerable and invaluable additions... They..augmented the herbalogy of the Greeks by the addition of two thousand plants. 1944Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 57 223 The study published in 1937 covers..dissimilarities between Catawba and Cherokee herbology and disease concepts. 1974E. E. Shook Elem. Treat. Herbol. ii. 16 One of the first things necessary to learn when we set out to study botanical medicine, or Herbology, is, ‘How do they act upon the system?’ 1995Midwifery Today (Electronic ed.) 1 June Cayenne..is popular in Western herbology as a stimulant in herbal formulas, to carry the active ingredients into the blood stream faster. |