apothecary
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Instead of shelves of alcohol, apothecary drawers stocked with ingredients like goji berries and angelica root line the walls, permeating the room with their scent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
On a recent afternoon the four, plus Darragh Hettrick, Nia’s partner, were gathered in a living room that felt like a mix of an antique store, a tarot tent and an apothecary haven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Paleontologists first discovered Gigantopithecus in the mid-1930s in a Hong Kong apothecary where the ape’s unusually large molars were being hawked as “dragon teeth.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
They can get by, if they're careful, on selling Prim's goat milk and cheese and the small apothecary business my mother now runs for the people in the Seam.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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There are more than 50 Chinese herbal apothecaries in the Los Angeles area, according to Willie So, sales director of Chinatown-based Solstice Medicine, a leading distributor of traditional Chinese medicine products since 1979.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
Guests are encouraged to rummage about the infirmary, taxidermist’s place, padded room, libraries, apothecaries, laundry and even a detective agency.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
I was struck by her conversations with the ìyá èléwé ọmọ, the apothecaries themselves, who all had such intimate knowledge of the spices, herbs, roots and greens for sale, as well as their medicinal qualities.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022
Many, in an homage to ancient apothecaries, are decorated with ceramic urns once used for herbal remedies.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
I wandered through a few apothecaries and bottle shops, admired the well-kept lawns and gardens.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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The Hunger Games
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