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(archaic) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

not elaborate in style; unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"

not elaborate in style; unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.

Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.

Mere; not other than; being only.

Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.

Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.

Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.

Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.

Humble; lowly; undistinguished.

Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.

Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.

Homogenous.

Something not mixed or compounded.

A drawloom.

A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

To gather simples, or medicinal plants.

Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.

A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.

Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.

Mere; not other than; being only.

Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.

Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.

Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.

Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.

Humble; lowly; undistinguished.

Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.

Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.

Homogenous.

Something not mixed or compounded.

A drawloom.

A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

To gather simples, or medicinal plants.

Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.

A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.

Homogenous.

Something not mixed or compounded.

Consisting of one thing; uncompounded; pure; plain; artless; unaffected; unadorned; not complex; silly; weak in intellect; unsuspecting; undivided; not decomposed.

Herbs that have a medicinal value.

To gather simples or plants.

Single; not complex; undivided; not mixed or compounded; mere; as, a simple fact; plain; not luxurious; unadorned; sincere; natural; unaffected; direct; clear; as, simple language; of low rank or degree; weak in intellect; resulting from feeblemindedness; as, a simple answer.

That which is unmixed; a plant from which medicine is extracted.

Simpleness.

Simpler.

Simplest.

1. Plain, not complicated, not compound. 2. A medicinal herb.

An original unmixed remedial agent.

Single: undivided: resisting decomposition: elementary: homogeneous: open: unaffected: undesigning: true: clear: straightforward: artless: guileless: unsuspecting: credulous: not cunning: weak in intellect: silly.

Something not mixed or compounded: a medicinal herb.

Simply.

Single; unmixed; mere; plain; unaffected; artless; weak in mind.

Something not compounded.

Simply.

That which is simple.

Consisting of one thing; not combined; not compounded; not complicated; elementary; artless; harmless; unartificial; true to nature; unadorned; silly; shallow; in bot., not branching; not divided into separate parts, as simple fruits, those formed by one flower.

Something not mixed or compounded; in med., a single herb or plant, or its particular virtue.

Consisting of but one piece, series, etc. uncomplicated, e. g., s. fracture.

Defective in intellect.

As a n., in the pl., s's, medicinal plants. [Lat.]

An erythematous inflammation of the mouth, especially of its mucous membrane, which occurs in patches, and may be due to heat, cold, irritation of the teeth, etc. It is also caused at times by gastric derangement.

n. Something not mixed or compounded;—a medicinal plant—so called because each vegetable is supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.