botanical drug

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• botanical — [bə tan′i kəl] adj. [< obs. botanic (< Fr botanique < Gr botanikos < botanē, a plant < boskein, to feed, graze) + AL] 1. of plants and plant life 2. of or connected with the science of botany 3. of or belonging to a botanical… …   English World dictionary

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• botanical — I noun a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) • Hypernyms: ↑drug II adjective of or relating to plants or botany botanical garden • Syn: ↑botanic …   Useful english dictionary

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• botanical — botanically, adv. /beuh tan i keuhl/, adj. 1. Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs. n. 2. Pharm. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries. [1650 60;… …   Universalium

• botanical — bo·tan·i·cal bə tan i kəl adj 1) of or relating to plants or botany 2) derived from plants bo·tan·i·cal·ly k(ə )lē adv botanical n a vegetable drug esp. in the crude state …   Medical dictionary

• botanical — bo•tan•i•cal [[t]bəˈtæn ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. Also, bo•tan′ic 1) bot of, pertaining to, or derived from plants 2) bot of or pertaining to botany: botanical research[/ex] 3) bot of or belonging to a plant species 4) pha a drug made from part of a plant …   From formal English to slang

• botanical — adj. of plants n. something which relates to plants; vegetable drug …   English contemporary dictionary

• botanical — /bəˈtænɪkəl/ (say buh tanikuhl) adjective 1. relating to plants or the study of plants. –noun 2. a crude drug made from part of a plant, as the bark, roots, etc. Also, botanic. {Medieval Latin botanicus (Greek botanikos) + al1} –botanically,… …  

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