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botanical [buh-tan-i-kuh l] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for botanical on Thesaurus.com adjective
- Also bo·tan·ic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
noun
- Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
Origin of botanical 1650–60; botanic (Medieval Latin botanicus Greek botanikós of plants, equivalent to botán(ē) herb + -ikos -ic) + -al1 Related formsbo·tan·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·bo·tan·ic, adjectivenon·bo·tan·i·cal, adjectivenon·bo·tan·i·cal·ly, adverbun·bo·tan·i·cal, adjective Related Words for botanic floral, agricultural, horticultural, decorative, botanic, blooming, flowery, sylvan, verdant, dendritic, efflorescent, herbaceous Examples from the Web for botanic Contemporary Examples of botanic
We hired a guy called Patrick Cullina, who was at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, to run the horticulture and operations of the park.
Matthew Dakotah
September 19, 2009
Historical Examples of botanic
“There’s the botanic garden at the University,” I suggested.
Christopher Morley
He was to enclose the park for our deer, as well as the grounds for the botanic garden.
Mayne Reid
Here we will leave the poetical part of the ‘Botanic Garden.’
Samuel Butler
Some of the seeds were sown in the Botanic Garden of Madrid, but without result.
Various
Linnus was ready to leave and paid a farewell visit to the botanic gardens.
Victor Nilsson
British Dictionary definitions for botanic botanical botanic adjective
- of or relating to botany or plants
noun
- any drug or pesticide that is made from parts of a plant
Derived Formsbotanically, adverbWord Origin for botanical 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 Word Origin and History for botanic adj.
1650s, from French botanique (17c.) or directly from Medieval Latin botanicus, from Greek botanikos “of herbs,” from botane “a plant, grass, pasture, fodder.” The Greek words seems to have more to do with pasturage than plants; cf. related botamia “pastures, meadows,” boter “herdsman,” boton “grazing beast.”
botanical adj.