BOTANIC

botanic, botanical

(adjective) of or relating to plants or botany; “botanical garden”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

botanic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to botany.

Synonym: botanical

Noun

botanic (plural botanics)

Any substance of botanical origin.

Anagrams

• batonic

Source: Wiktionary


Bo*tan"ic, Bo*tan"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. botanique. See Botany.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.

– Botan"ic*al*ly, adv. Botanic garden, a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany.

– Botanic physician, a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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