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Definition of: pharmacognosy
(fär′mə·kog′nə·sē) noun
The knowledge of drugs, especially their origin, structure, and chemical constitution. [<NL pharmacognosia <Gk. pharmakon a drug + gnōsis a knowing, knowledge]
—phar′ma·cog′·no·sist noun
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