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apothecary

[uh-poth-uh-ker-ee] / əˈpɒθ əˌkɛr i /
NOUN
pharmacist
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The retailer started out as an apothecary, so health is in its roots.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Instead of his house, we were at a New Age event venue in a strip mall that also contains an apothecary, a dry cleaner, and a head shop.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tishler’s new boss, George W. Merck, was heir to a family enterprise dating to 1668, when an ancestor opened an apothecary in Darmstadt, Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

We strolled past the featureless stone walls of the Archives, past a cooper, a bookbinder, an apothecary....

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

She checked in on the pregnant women and gave advice to the midwives and healers and apothecaries.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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