— botanically , adv.
/beuh tan"i keuhl/ , adj.
1. Also, botanic . of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
n.
2. Pharm. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
[ 1650-60; botanic ( botanicus botanikós of plants, equiv. to botán ( e ) herb + -ikos -IC) + -AL 1 ]