Definition for SAN'I-CLE

SAN'I-CLE, n. [from L. sano, to heal.]

Self-heal, a plant or genus of plants, the Sanicula; also, a plant of the genus Saxifraga. The American bastard sanicle is of the genus Mitella, and the bear's ear sanicle of the genus Cortusa. – Fam. of Plants.

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