officinal /ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl/ adjective3 •(old-fashioned) Medicinal.The leaves are the officinal part — 1850 •(no longer used, rare) Used in a shop, or belonging to it.Millepora polymorpha: British officinal Coral. […] This is the Coral of the Shops, and is found in great plenty in the seas round these islands, especially near Falmouth, and the Isle of Man. — 1786 •(no longer used) Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral. formsmore officinal · most officinal