botanical
part of speech
adjective (botanical)
meaning for a pupil
1) Botanical means to do with plants or with botany, the science of plants. tree →
2) Botanical means made from plants, as in botanical oils or medicines. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons a botanical garden (botanic garden) is a garden where plants from around the world are grown, labelled and studied, such as Kew Gardens in London. Botanical drawings are careful, detailed pictures of plants. Every plant has a botanical (scientific) name in Latin, such as Bellis perennis for the daisy. Phrases: botanical garden, botanical name, botanical illustration.
examples
- We visited the botanical garden and saw a giant water lily. tree →
- The botanical name for the sunflower is Helianthus annuus. tree →
- She made a botanical drawing of a dandelion. tree →
- The botanical gardens in Sydney are next to the harbour. tree →
- Scientists collect botanical samples from the rainforest. tree →
- This shampoo is made with botanical oils. tree →
- Kew Gardens is a famous botanical garden. tree →
- I will tell you what to do, and the botanical professor, who lives close by here, will be so surprised. tree →
note
Related: botany (the science), botanist (a plant scientist). «Botanic garden» and «botanical garden» mean the same.
Trees and pragmatics
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