medica — meaning in English

English meaning

• alfalfa noun A leafy green plant grown as livestock feed and cover crop, also called lucerne.
• physician noun A medical doctor, especially one who treats illness with medicine and diagnosis rather than surgery.

Senses

medica is used for these senses in English:

• alfalfa (uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
• physician A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
• physician A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

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