botanical

American  

[buh-tan-i-kuhl] / bəˈtæn ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. Also botanic of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants.

   botanical survey;

   botanical drugs.

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noun

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

botanical British  

/ ˌbəˈtænɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to botany or plants

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noun

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

Other Word Forms

• botanically adverb
• nonbotanic adjective
• nonbotanical adjective
• nonbotanically adverb
• unbotanical adjective

Etymology

Origin of botanical

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

Example Sentences

When Christopher Smee welcomes visitors to his Glendale garden, he enjoys giving what his friends jokingly call “the botanical tour.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

AG Barr purchased the Hexham-based botanical brewery and fizzy drinks brand Fentimans for about £38m, in a move funded through a combination of cash and debt.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

What’s Next: The company has also expanded into newer categories, including low-alcohol products like hard seltzers and nonalcoholic beverages such as Hiyo, a tonic drink infused with botanical and functional ingredients.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Rousseau’s unfinished, unstructured “Reveries” resembles the herbarium in which he gathered a botanical record of his daily walks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

A leaky pipe destroys an entire rack of pressed botanical samples: it’s the diamond.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Related Words

• agricultural
• floral
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