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botanic

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //bəˈtænɪk// UK //bətˈænɪk// botan·ic

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.


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.

Synonyms
Origin

From the Medieval Latin botanicus, perhaps via the French botanique, from the Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós), from βοτάνη (botánē, “herb, pasture”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often part of a proper name.

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