arnica C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈɑrnɪkə/ UK /ˈɑːnɪkə/ See IPA manual Freq #72504 Meanings 1 noun a plant of the daisy family, especially Arnica montana, traditionally used in herbal remedies Yellow arnica flowers grew in the mountain meadow. 2 noun a preparation made from arnica and applied externally, especially for bruising or soreness She rubbed arnica gel around the bruise but not on the broken skin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a plant of the daisy... mountain tobacco 2 noun · a preparation made from... arnica preparation Word family Related forms herbal remedyointmentbruise Etymology From New Latin Arnica, the botanical genus name adopted into English in the seventeenth century. The deeper origin of the genus name is uncertain. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arnica **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑrnɪkə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːnɪkə/ **Frequency rank:** 72504 ## Meanings 1. a plant of the daisy family, especially Arnica montana, traditionally used in herbal remedies 2. a preparation made from arnica and applied externally, especially for bruising or soreness ## Examples - Yellow arnica flowers grew in the mountain meadow. - She rubbed arnica gel around the bruise but not on the broken skin. ## Synonyms - mountain tobacco ## Related Forms - herbal remedy - ointment - bruise ## Etymology From New Latin Arnica, the botanical genus name adopted into English in the seventeenth century. The deeper origin of the genus name is uncertain. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown