Meaning
botanical
- relating to plants or the scientific study of plant life
In a sentence
Abbiamo visitato l'orto botanico della città durante la gita scolastica.
We visited the city's botanical garden during the school trip.
La ricerca botanica richiede un'attenta osservazione delle specie locali.
Botanical research requires careful observation of local species.
Queste illustrazioni botaniche risalgono al diciottesimo secolo.
These botanical illustrations date back to the eighteenth century.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| botanico | masculine · singular |
| botanica | feminine · singular |
| botanici | masculine · plural |
| botaniche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The masculine plural is 'botanici' (with c /tʃ/), while the feminine plural is 'botaniche' (with ch /k/).
- It can also function as a noun meaning 'botanist' (un botanico, una botanica).