arnica : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arnica	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arnica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arnica n used especially in treating bruises any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica an ointment used in treating bruises
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arnica \Ar"nica\, n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; also, the most important species ({Arnica* montana}), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant. Note: The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.