Botanic Meaning

/bəˈtæn.ɪk/
C1

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adjOf or pertaining to botany.

nounAny substance of botanical origin.

With an area of seventy-five hectares, our botanic garden encompasses about four thousand plant species.
The U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington celebrates its bicentennial this year.
The botanic garden is next to the university's main building.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The university has a famous ____ garden with rare tropical plants.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the whole afternoon walking through the beautiful ____ gardens.

From the Medieval Latin botanicus, perhaps via the French botanique, from the Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós), from βοτάνη (botánē, “herb, pasture”).

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The university has a famous ____ garden with rare tropical plants.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the whole afternoon walking through the beautiful ____ gardens.

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