botanical
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- noun
- /bəˈtænɪkəl/
- Specialized
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extracto vegetal
- Choosing natural botanicals is a psychological must for me, and I genuinely believe it is a better physical choice for me too.
- soothing botanicals
- herbs and botanicals
- botanicals help hydrate
It's all organic and it's made out of vegetables and you know, flowers, botanicals, It's just all natural.
- It's all organic and it's made out of vegetables and you know, flowers, botanicals, It's just all natural.
- Nutrafall is formulated with potent botanicals to help you grow hair as strong as you are.
- She had greenhouses full of plants and was taking the healing properties of plants, these botanicals and infusing them into soap in her dorm room.
- Even though there are botanicals, I still do not understand this.
Examples
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My first one is the Vitner's Daughter Active Botanical Serum.
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Nutrafall is formulated with potent botanicals to help you grow hair as strong as you are.
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He was easy to talk to and very knowledgeable indeed about the uses of herbs and botanicals.
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Its lightweight formula is supposed to even out imperfections while infusing skin with a host of healing botanicals, including mandarin peel and licorice root extract.
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The herbalist recommended a botanical blend to help soothe my anxiety.
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Many medicines are derived from botanical sources, including roots and leaves.
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She took a botanical supplement made from extracts of ginseng and echinacea.
Synonyms
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A plant used to add flavor to food or to make medicine
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Parts of trees and other green growing things like leaves, stems or roots
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A chemical in plants that can affect health
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Something made from plants used for food, cloth, or medicine
A plant preparation used to prevent or treat illness and improve health
A mix made from herbs to help health and ease sickness
A material that comes from plants, like leaves, roots, or oils
Compounds
- Specialized
The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
botanical = botany (transparent) = botan + ical
The noun sense 'a botanical' (plant-derived substance) is a straightforward nominal use/extension of the adjective 'botanical', itself formed from 'botany' + '-ical'.
Etymology
Botanical as a noun names a substance made from a plant, and it shares the same root botanē meaning 'plant' or 'herb'. So a botanical is literally something from a plant, like an herb, bark, or leaf used for health.