botanic

Variant of botanical

botanical definition

bo·tani·cal (bə tan′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of plants and plant life
  2. of or connected with the science of botany
  3. of or belonging to a botanical species
Also botanic bo·tan′ic

Etymology: < obs. botanic (< Fr botanique < Gr botanikos < botanē, a plant < boskein, to feed, graze) + -al

noun

a drug prepared from bark, roots, herbs, etc.

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