HyperDic: medic

English > 2 senses of the word *medic*:
NOUN	plant	medic, medick, trefoil	any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
NOUN	person	medic, medical officer	a medical practitioner in the armed forces

medic > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'dihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *medic*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.
Synonyms	medick, trefoil
Member of	Medicago, genus Medicago	A genus of herbs that resemble clover
Narrower	Calvary clover, Medicago intertexta, Medicago echinus	An annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
	alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa	Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
	black medick, hop clover, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago lupulina	prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods
	moon trefoil, Medicago arborea	evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods
	sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, Medicago falcata	European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem

English > *medic*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A medical practitioner in the armed forces.
Synonym	medical officer
Member of	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Narrower	Surgeon General	The senior medical officer in an Army or Navy
Narrower	flight surgeon	A medical officer specializing in aviation medicine
Broader	medical practitioner, medical man	someone who practices medicine
Spanish	médico, oficial médico
Catalan	oficial metge

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