botanical

Everyday

1. Botanical means to do with plants or with botany, the science of plants. tree →
2. Botanical means made from plants, as in botanical oils or medicines. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons a botanical garden (botanic garden) is a garden where plants from around the world are grown, labelled and studied, such as Kew Gardens in London. Botanical drawings are careful, detailed pictures of plants. Every plant has a botanical (scientific) name in Latin, such as Bellis perennis for the daisy. Phrases: botanical garden, botanical name, botanical illustration.

Examples

• We visited the botanical garden and saw a giant water lily. tree →
• The botanical name for the sunflower is Helianthus annuus. tree →
• She made a botanical drawing of a dandelion. tree →
• The botanical gardens in Sydney are next to the harbour. tree →
• Scientists collect botanical samples from the rainforest. tree →
• This shampoo is made with botanical oils. tree →
• Kew Gardens is a famous botanical garden. tree →
• I will tell you what to do, and the botanical professor, who lives close by here, will be so surprised. tree →

Note

Related: botany (the science), botanist (a plant scientist). «Botanic garden» and «botanical garden» mean the same.