botanical
/bə'tænik/ Cách viết khác : (botanical) /bə'tænikəl/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to plants or the scientific study of plants (botany): Describes anything connected with plant life or the science of botany.
- Derived from plants: Describes substances, products, or drugs that are obtained from plants.
Noun:
- A drug or preparation made from a plant: A medicinal or therapeutic substance derived from parts of a plant, such as its roots, leaves, or bark.
Usage and Examples
Adjective:
- The university has an extensive botanical collection for research. (The university has a large collection related to plants for scientific study.)
- She is an expert in botanical illustration. (She is highly skilled in the art of drawing plants scientifically.)
- This cream contains botanical extracts. (This cream includes substances taken from plants.)
Noun:
- The healer prepared a botanical from willow bark. (The healer made a medicinal preparation using the bark of a willow tree.)
- Many modern medicines originated as traditional botanicals. (Many contemporary drugs were first used as plant-based remedies.)
Advanced Usage
"Botanical specimen": A plant, or part of a plant, collected and preserved for scientific study.
- The researcher carefully pressed the leaf to create a botanical specimen for the herbarium.
"Botanical name": The scientific Latin name of a plant, following the binomial nomenclature system (Genus species).
- The botanical name for the common daisy is Bellis perennis.
Variants and Related Words
Botanically (adverb): In a way that relates to botany or plants.
- The region is botanically diverse. (The area has a great variety of plant life.)
Botany (noun): The scientific study of plant life.
- He majored in botany at college. (His primary field of study in college was the science of plants.)
Botanist (noun): A scientist who specializes in the study of plants.
- The botanist discovered a new species of orchid.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Phytological (relating to plants), herbal (especially concerning medicinal use).
- Noun: Phytomedicine, herbal remedy, plant extract.
Common Collocations and Phrases
Botanical garden: A garden dedicated to the collection, cultivation, and display of a wide range of plants labeled with their botanical names.
- We spent the afternoon walking through the botanical garden.
Botanical survey: A systematic study and recording of the plant species in a particular area.
- The conservation team conducted a botanical survey of the national park.
Adjective
- of or relating to plants or botany
- botanical garden
Noun
- a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)