Associations to the word «Apothecary»

Wiktionary

APOTHECARY, noun. (now historical) A person who makes and provides/sells drugs and/or medicines.
APOTHECARY, noun. (nonstandard) (now historical) A drugstore or pharmacy.
APOTHECARY ROSE, noun. A plant of an ancient cultivated variety of gallica rose, Rosa gallica var. officinalis
APOTHECARY ROSE, noun. The flower of such a plant
APOTHECARY ROSES, noun. Plural of apothecary rose

Dictionary definition

APOTHECARY, noun. A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats