medic

med·ic ¹ or med·ick  (mdk)

n.

Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago in the pea family, having clusters of small, usually yellow flowers and compound leaves with three leaflets. Several species are important for fodder and green manure.

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[Middle English medike, from Latin Mdica, from Greek Mdik, from feminine of Mdikos, of Media, from Mdos, a Mede; see Mede.]

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medic

Noun

Informal a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student [from medical]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medic - any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves medick, trefoil herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Medicago, Medicago - a genus of herbs that resemble clover Medicago arborea, moon trefoil - evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods Medicago falcata, sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick - European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods Calvary clover, Medicago echinus, Medicago intertexta - an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots black medick, hop clover, Medicago lupulina, nonesuch clover, yellow trefoil - prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa - important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
	2.	medic - a medical practitioner in the armed forces medical officer armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" flight surgeon - a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine medical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicine Surgeon General - the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy