botanical (redirected from botanically)

bo·tan·i·cal  (b-tn-kl) also bo·tan·ic (-tnk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to plants or plant life.

2. Of or relating to the science of botany.

n.

A drug, medicinal preparation, or similar substance obtained from a plant or plants.

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[From Late Latin botanicus, from Greek botanikos, from botan, fodder, plants.]

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bo·tani·cal·ly adv.

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botanical [bə`tænɪk^əl], botanic

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of or relating to botany or plants

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any drug or pesticide that is made from parts of a plant

[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]

botanically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	botanical - a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Adj.	1.	botanical - of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden" botanic

Translations

botanical [bəˈtænɪkəl] ADJ [gardens] → botánico

botanical [bəˈtænɪk^əl] adj → botanique

botanical [bəˈtænɪk/əl] botanic [bəˈtænɪk] adj → botanico/a