Meanings
adjectivebotanical (not comparable)
nounbotanical (plural botanicals)
plural botanicals
- cookingSomething derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source.
But where vodka stays neutral, gin is infused with botanicals — a witch’s pantry of roots, berries, herbs, dried fruits and spices — dominated by the piney, breezy aroma of juniper berries.
2007 May 2, Eric Asimov, “No, Really, It Was Tough: 4 People, 80 Martinis”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to plants or botany
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Origin
- Englishbotany
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbotanical
Translations
Catalan botànic
- botànicOf or pertaining to botany
Czech botanický
- botanickýOf or pertaining to botany
Danish botanisk
- botaniskOf or pertaining to botany
Dutch botanisch
- botanischOf or pertaining to botany
Finnish kasvitieteellinen
- kasvitieteellinenOf or pertaining to botany
French botanique
- botaniqueOf or pertaining to botany
German botanisch
- botanischOf or pertaining to botany
Greek βοτανικός
- βοτανικός (votanikós)Of or pertaining to botany
Italian botanico
- botanicoOf or pertaining to botany
Latvian botānisks
- botānisksOf or pertaining to botany
Māori huaota
- huaotaOf or pertaining to botany
Polish botaniczny
- botanicznyOf or pertaining to botany
Portuguese botânico
- botânicoOf or pertaining to botany
Romanian botanic
- botanicOf or pertaining to botany
Russian ботани́ческий
- ботани́ческий (botaníčeskij)Of or pertaining to botany
Scottish Gaelic luibheach
- luibheachOf or pertaining to botany
Slovak botanický
- botanickýOf or pertaining to botany
Spanish botánico
- botánicoOf or pertaining to botany
Swedish botanisk, växt-
- botaniskOf or pertaining to botany
- växt-Of or pertaining to botany
Tagalog dalubhalmanin
- dalubhalmaninOf or pertaining to botany
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with botanical
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Cite this entry
APA
botanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanical
MLA
“botanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botanical.
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