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

Sweethearts — also known as conversation hearts — were created in 1847, when a Boston pharmacist named Oliver Chase invented a machine that made it easier to create apothecary lozenges.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

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

She suggests using old pails, lanterns, dough bowls, vases and apothecary jars to display the items.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The doctor and I were in the apothecary when the housekeeper showed the stranger in.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood