Main Entry: ¹bo·tan·i·cal

Pronunciation: \bə-ˈta-ni-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French botanique, from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botanē pasture, herb, from boskein to feed, graze; probably akin to Lithuanian guotas flock

Date: 1658

1 : of or relating to plants or botany
2 : derived from plants
3 : species <botanical tulips>

— bo·tan·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb