Definition of botanical
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Back in May near the corner of Desire and Royal Streets, passers-by encountered this botanical hood ornament affixed to a parked car.
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Mixing, bottling, and labeling each item by hand, owners Carolyn Mix and Darcy Doniger are botanical beauty experts who can take one look at your face and recommend the right products for your skincare needs.
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Eileen Kraus knew all the plants by their botanical names.
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And although this may be a more prosaic reading of their botanical origins, the way veggie carnivores have engineered themselves to consume animals is genuinely wondrous and amazes each generation that grows up to discover this phenomenon.
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Bolivia Permanent Representative Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solìz joins Haiti Planning Minister Aviol Fleurant in a silence on Friday at Parque Martissant where a memorial stands in the botanical garden.
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The goal of the event is to help kids better understand these mysterious plants and to introduce families to the greenhouse and botanical gardens on UNCC’s campus.
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Talk of a major botanical project harkens back to the mid-1980s.
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A 33-acre botanical garden. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, free to members and children ages 12 and under.
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Origin and Etymology of botanical
French botanique, from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botanē pasture, herb, from boskein to feed, graze; probably akin to Lithuanian guotas flock
botanical
Definition of botanical
: a plant part or extract used especially in skin and hair care products; also : a medicinal preparation derived from a plant
Recent Examples of botanical from the Web
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The new tea line offers flavors like pineapple black tea, peach citrus white tea, and strawberry green tea in a move that infuses green, white, or black tea with flavors from teas made from botanicals and fruit.
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The Blue Butterfly sells products such as crystals, jewelry, herbs, botanicals, oils, incense, tea and salt lamps.
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Guests also hit the Aldo Shoe Bar where they were invited to take home the brand’s custom metallic green Stessy heel accented with the botanicals palm-leaf print on the sole.
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From head to toe, this lineup of men’s grooming products knocks it out of the ballpark with essential oils, balms and botanicals that work well and smell even better.
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Some antioxidants and botanicals actually can reduce the inflammatory response of skin exposed to UV radiation, and may even offer a small amount of UVB protection for a short period of time, says Waldorf.
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The garden gift shop offers water features, wind chimes, garden art as well as cabin gifts, jewelry and botanicals.
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These effects are enhanced by the application of DNA EGF Night Renewal Cream and DNA Intensive Renewal Cream, which contain nurturing and moisturizing peptides, enzymes and botanicals.
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Even before this big honor, Parker was preaching that his gin is a great cocktail mixer, especially to make a distictive Sazerac, because the gin has whiskey notes the oak barrels and its botanicals add a layer of complexity.
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First Known Use of botanical
1836
BOTANICAL Defined for English Language Learners
botanical
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: of or relating to plants or the study of plants
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: made from or taken from plants
BOTANICAL Defined for Kids
botanical
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: of or relating to the study of plants
Medical Dictionary
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Medical Definition of botanical
: a medicinal preparation derived from a plant : herbal remedy The popular botanical ginkgo biloba does not improve memory, nor does it prevent cognitive decline in older people, according to the largest and longest scientific study conducted on the supplement.—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2009
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