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

Deploying botanical damage control, drawings were overlaid with the outlines of luxuriant trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The textiles are all dyed with botanical dyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Suddenly, what could have been “just sparkling water” becomes a showstopper — floating jewel-toned, botanical, quietly elegant.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 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

America’s botanical possibilities excited Europeans inordinately, and there was both glory and money to be made out in the woods.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Related Words

• agricultural
• floral
• horticultural