English noun: medic |
1. | medic (plant) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves |
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| Synonyms | medick, trefoil |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alfalfa, black medick, Calvary clover, hop clover, lucerne, Medicago arborea, Medicago echinus, Medicago falcata, Medicago intertexta, Medicago lupulina, Medicago sativa, moon trefoil, nonesuch clover, sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, yellow trefoil |
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| Member meronym | genus Medicago, Medicago |
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2. | medic (person) a medical practitioner in the armed forces |
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| Synonyms | medical officer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medical man, medical practitioner |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | flight surgeon, Surgeon General |
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| Member meronym | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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