botanic

Everyday

To do with plants and the study of plants (botany). tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons and on trips, a botanic garden is a garden where many kinds of plants are grown for study and for people to see, like Kew Gardens in London. Botanists study plants.

Examples

• We visited the botanic gardens on our school trip. tree →
• The botanic garden has plants from every continent. tree →
• She drew botanic pictures of leaves. tree →
• A botanist works at the botanic garden. tree →
• The botanic greenhouse was hot and steamy. tree →
• Botanic gardens help save rare plants. tree →

Note

«Botanic» and «botanical» mean the same; «botanical» is more common in the USA. Mostly used in «botanic garden».