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. botanical (of or pertaining to botany)

Noun

botanique f (plural botaniques)

1. botany

Related terms

• botaniser
• botaniseur
• botaniste
• jardin botanique

Further reading

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