Panacea

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Panacea \Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. pana`keia fr. panakh`s
     all-healing; pa^s pa^n, all + 'akei^sqai to heal.]
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     1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a
        cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for
        affliction.


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     2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panacea
       n : hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by
           the alchemists [syn: {nostrum}, {cure-all}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Panacea, FL
    Zip code(s): 32346