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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Stomach gnawing and hands slightly shaky, I loaded up on ephemera for fancy paninis, held together with swipes of giardiniera mayo, and splurged on some pastel-hued botanical sodas for drinking straight from the can.

From Salon

"These vessels represent the first moment in history when people chose to portray the botanical world as a subject worthy of artistic attention," the authors note.

From Science Daily

More earnest are photos taken in that state’s botanical gardens, depicting the ways people tend to plants in environments where they don’t belong.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition to her food-centered pieces, she creates portraits of people, botanicals and depictions of everyday objects that reflect shared histories, rituals and the shifting nature of contemporary life.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• agricultural
• floral
• horticultural