panacea

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panacea f sing (pl.: panacee)

  1. pianta che cura da ogni male
  2. (antico) nome greco e latino per il panace e per le altre piante egualmente omni-medicamentose
  3. (per estensione) rimedio ad ogni male
pa | na | cè | a

IPA: /panaˈt͡ʃɛa/

dal latino panacea, e prima dal greco πανάκεια derivato dal greco παν- cioè "pan-" che significa "tutto" e da ἀκέομαι ovvero "curare"; vuol dire quindi "che cura tutto"

panacea

  1. panacea, toccasana