单词 | botanical |
释义 | botanical (once / 2491 pages) adjn Use the adjective botanical to describe something that has to do with plants. You might call your illustrated book of New England ferns and mosses a botanical guide. Botanical research involves the study of plants, and a botanical scientist — or botanist — has focused her career on learning about plants. If there are botanical substances in your favorite soda, it means that in addition to sugar and chemicals, there are plant ingredients too. Botanical comes from botanic, which has its root in the Greek word botanikos, "of herbs." WORD FAMILYbotanical: botanicals+/botanic: botanically/botanise: botanised, botanises, botanising/botanist: botanists/botanize: botanized, botanizes, botanizing/botany: botanic, botanical, botanies, botanise, botanist, botanize USAGE EXAMPLESTwenty one years later, his discovery was recognized in a paper recently published by the California Botanical Society’s publication Madrono. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Eventually, their botanical product line grew to include 15 items, ranging from creams to toners to bath salts. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) “Every year, it’s more popular,” said Henry Cabrera, the botanical garden’s associate vice president for visitor experience. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj of or relating to plants or botany botanical garden Syn botanic 2n a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) Hyper drug a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
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