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bo·tan·i·cal

 (bə-tăn′ĭ-kəl) also bo·tan·ic (-tăn′ĭk)
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.
[From Late Latin botanicus, from Greek botanikos, from botanē, fodder, plants.]
bo·tan′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.botanic - of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"
botanical
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Translations
نَباتي
botanični

botanic

[bəˈtænɪk] adj [garden] → botanique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

botanic(al)

adj → botanisch, Pflanzen-
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botany

(ˈbotəni) noun
the scientific study of plants.
boˈtanic(al) (-ˈtӕ-) adjective
ˈbotanist noun
a person who studies botany.
botanic(al) gardens noun singular or plural
a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.
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One day I went to the Botanic Garden, where many plants, well known for their great utility, might be seen growing.
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