botanique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós). The noun comes from the ellipsis βοτανικὴ [τέχνη].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.ta.nik/

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Adjective

botanique (plural botaniques)

1. (relational) of botany; botanical

Noun

botanique f (plural botaniques)

1. botany (branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants)

   Coordinate term: zoologie

Related terms

• botaniser
• botaniseur
• botaniste
• jardin botanique

Further reading

• “botanique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012