botanical

[ buh-tan-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. Also bo·tan·ic [buh-tan-ik] /bəˈtæn ɪk/ . of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey;botanical drugs.

noun
  1. Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.

Origin of botanical

1
1650–60; botanic (<Medieval Latin botanicus<Greek botanikós of plants, equivalent to botán(ē) herb + -ikos-ic) + -al1

Other words from botanical

  • bo·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·bo·tan·ic, adjective
  • non·bo·tan·i·cal, adjective
  • non·bo·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·bo·tan·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for botanical

botanical

botanic

/ (ˌbəˈtænɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to botany or plants

noun
  1. any drug or pesticide that is made from parts of a plant

Origin of botanical

1
C17: from Medieval Latin botanicus, from Greek botanikos relating to plants, from botanē plant, pasture, from boskein to feed; perhaps related to Latin bōs ox, cow

Derived forms of botanical

  • botanically, adverb

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