botanica


bo·tan·i·ca

noun \bə-ˈta-ni-kə\

Definition of BOTANICA

: a shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by adherents of Santeria

Origin of BOTANICA

American Spanish botánica, from feminine of Spanish botánico botanical
First Known Use: 1969

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