physic garden
nounEtymology From physic + garden, after French jardin médicinal.
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Historical A botanical garden where plants are grown for medicinal purposes.
- After they had visited the physic garden, the university, the anatomical hall, and every other thing that was recommended to their view, they returned to Rotterdam, and held a consultation upon the method of transporting themselves to England.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC: