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bo·tan·i·cal I. \bəˈtanə̇kəl, -nēk- also bōˈ- or bäˈ-\ adjective also bo·tan·ic \-nik, -nēk\ Etymology: botanical from botanic + -al; botanic from French botanique, from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botanē pasture, herb, from boskein to feed; akin to Lithuanian gauja herd and probably to Latin bos cow — more at cow 1. a. : of or relating to plants b. : relating to botany 2. : composed of, derived from, or employing vegetable remedial substances 3. : occurring naturally or in cultivation more or less unchanged from the original wild form < a botanical tulip > — compare horticultural • bo·tan·i·cal·ly \-nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li\ adverb II. noun also botanic \“\ (-s) : a crude vegetable drug consisting of roots, herbs, leaves, bark, or other plant material as distinguished from a refined or prepared vegetable product : a botanical drug as opposed to an animal drug or mineral drug |