Botanical
Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants:
botanical survey; botanical drugs.
Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
Contemporary Examples
The G-20 Bonus Madness Andrew Neil September 24, 2009
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda The Telegraph November 2, 2013
Growth Stocks The Daily Beast October 16, 2014
Historical Examples
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The Fortune of the Rougons Emile Zola
Chats on Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Arthur Hayden
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Various
All About Coffee William H. Ukers
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) Charles Darwin
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) Charles Darwin
adjective
of or relating to botany or plants
noun
any drug or pesticide that is made from parts of a plant
adj.
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