ethnobotanical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to ethnobotany.

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Meanings

adjectiveethnobotanical (comparative more ethnobotanical, superlative most ethnobotanical)

comparative more ethnobotanical · superlative most ethnobotanical

  1. Of or pertaining to ethnobotany.
nounethnobotanical (plural ethnobotanicals)

plural ethnobotanicals

  1. Any plant used as part of ethnobotany, as for example in a folk remedy.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Englishbotany
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbotanical
  12. Englishethnobotanical

From ethno- + botanical.

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APA

ethnobotanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnobotanical

MLA

“ethnobotanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnobotanical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnobotanical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnobotanical.

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