officinalis

== Latin == === Etymology === officīna +‎ -ālis === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔf.fɪ.kiːˈnaː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [of.fi.t͡ʃiˈnaː.lis] === Adjective === officīnālis (neuter officīnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (relational) workshop, laboratory, office (botany) medicinal ==== Usage notes ==== In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, officinalis (officinale) is a specific epithet in many genera of organisms, mainly plants, denoting a species that is of interest to, and is kept in, a place for pharmacy activity, including compounding; it names a kind of plant or other organism that, etymonically, belongs to a monastery's room for such activity and thus, by extension, of the herbalist's/pharmacist's/chemist's shop or physician's office (for example, Asparagus officinalis, Sisymbrium officinale, Galega officinalis); for more information see officinalis. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: Dactylon officinale