botanical

Definitions

botan (plant) + -ical (relating to) = relating to plants. Most familiar in 'botanical garden,' a place where plants are collected and studied. As a noun, a botanical is a plant-derived ingredient — the 'botanicals' in a gin are the herbs and spices used to flavor it.

Common Collocations

• 1.botanical garden植物园
• 2.botanical extract植物萃取
• 3.botanical illustration植物插画

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We spent the afternoon wandering through the botanical garden.

• 2.

  The skincare line uses only natural botanical extracts.

• 3.

  This gin is flavored with a dozen different botanicals.

Easily Confused

botanical vs botanic — Same meaning, both 'relating to plants.' botanical is the everyday choice and works as both adjective and noun. botanic survives mostly in fixed institutional names (e.g., Royal Botanic Gardens). When in doubt, use botanical.