As adjectives the difference between botanical and herbaceous
is that
botanical is of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition while
herbaceous is (
label) not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
As a noun botanical
is something derived from a , especially herbal, source.
botanical English
Adjective
(-)
Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
Derived terms
* botanically
Noun
( en noun)
Something derived from a , especially herbal, source
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 2, author=Eric Asimov, title=No, Really, It Was Tough: 4 People, 80 Martinis, work=New York Times citation
, passage=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. }}
Anagrams
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herbaceous English
Adjective
( en adjective)
(label) not woody, lacking lignified tissues
(label) not woody in flavor
(label) feeding on herbs and soft plants
* 1861 , (Charles John Andersson), Lake Ngami , , page 490
- The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.
Antonyms
* woody
Derived terms
* herbaceousness
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