botanical
adjective
- involving or relating to plants or the study of plants or botany
- derived from plants
noun
- substance obtained from a plant source
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bəˈtænɪkəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical From botany + -ical.
- Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.
“a botanical system”
“a botanical textbook”
- Of or pertaining to plants; vegetable in the broad sense.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical From botany + -ical.
- 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.”