botanical

Etymology

botany + -ical

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.
    a botanical system
    a botanical textbook

noun

  1. Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source
    But where vodka stays neutral, gin is infused with botanicals — a witch’s pantry of roots, berries, herbs, dried fruits and spices — dominated by the piney, breezy aroma of juniper berries. May 2, 2007, Eric Asimov, “No, Really, It Was Tough: 4 People, 80 Martinis”, in New York Times

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