BOTANICAL

botanic, botanical

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

botanical

(noun) a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

botanical (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants

Noun

botanical (plural botanicals)

Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source

Anagrams

• catabolin, cobaltian

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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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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