n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' ta-ni-k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: French botanique, from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botan ē 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 -)l ē \ adverb