Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botanical

/bəˈtænɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: botan-i-cal
IPA: /bəˈtænɪkəl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.

adj

Of or pertaining to plants; vegetable in the broad sense.

noun

Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source.

Example Sentences

"a botanical system"
"a botanical textbook"
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical From botany + -ical.

Inflected Forms

botanicals (plural)

Derived Forms

archaeobotanical archeobotanical botanically ecobotanical ethnobotanical geobotanical macrobotanical medicobotanical microbotanical nonbotanical palaeobotanical paleobotanical

Phrases

botanical garden botanical name

Synonyms

botanic

Rhymes With

mechanical tyrannical puritanical electromechanical

Questions

How do you pronounce botanical?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈtænɪkəl/.
What does botanical mean?: Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.
Where does botanical come from?: Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical From botany + -ical.

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