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Botanical
//bəˈtænɪkəl// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants. not-comparable
"a botanical system"
- 2 Of or pertaining to plants; vegetable in the broad sense. nonstandard, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to plants or botany wordnet
Noun
- 1 Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source.
"But where vodka stays neutral, gin is infused with botanicals — a witch’s pantry of roots, berries, herbs, dried fruits and spices — dominated by the piney, breezy aroma of juniper berries."
- 2 a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From botany + -ical.
Etymology 2
From botany + -ical.
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