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adjectiveOf or pertaining to botany.
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adjectiveof or relating to plants or botany
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβοτανικός
- Frenchbotanique
- Medieval Latinbotanicus
- Englishbotanic
From the Medieval Latin botanicus, perhaps via the French botanique, from the Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós), from βοτάνη (botánē, “herb, pasture”).
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botanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanic
“botanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botanic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanic.
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