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from lat. Officinal = pharmacy. In phytopharmacy or biology the term "artepitheton" is used to describe a plant as suitable for medical purposes. The addition officinalis (or as a neutral "officinale") is often used in biological species names, e.g. Calendula officinalis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Valeriana officinalis
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