Word
botanic
Phoneticsbotan·ic
US/bəˈtænɪk/
UK/bətˈænɪk/
Definition
adj. relating to the study of plants or the plants themselves. You often see this word used to describe gardens where scientists grow and study different species.
adj. relating to the scientific study of plants or their physiology. Often used interchangeably with 'botanical', though 'botanic' frequently appears in the formal names of established institutions and gardens.
Examples
“We spent the afternoon walking through the botanic gardens.”
“The university maintains a botanic collection of rare tropical ferns for research purposes.”
“The city's botanic garden serves as both a public park and a vital conservation site for endangered local flora.”
Examples
simple
“We spent the afternoon walking through the botanic gardens.”
contextual
“The university maintains a botanic collection of rare tropical ferns for research purposes.”
complex
“The city's botanic garden serves as both a public park and a vital conservation site for endangered local flora.”
Usage
Typically used attributively before a noun; often part of a proper name.
Real-World Examples
“Logan Botanic Garden is helping save a species native to Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific.” “The herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London holds more than 2,200 types collected in South Africa.” Etymology
From the Medieval Latin botanicus, perhaps via the French botanique, from the Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós), from βοτάνη (botánē, “herb, pasture”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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