I. bə-ˈta-ni-kəl adjective
Etymology: French botanique, from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botanē pasture, herb, from boskein to feed, graze; probably akin to Lithuanian guotas flock
Date: 1658
1. : of or relating to plants or botany
2. : derived from plants
3. : species
botanical tulips
• bo·tan·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: circa 1926
: a plant part or extract used especially in skin and hair care products ; also : a medicinal preparation derived from a plant