{ } a. [ Cf. F. botanique. See Botany. ] Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. -- Bo*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Botanic garden, a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany. --
Botanic physician, a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots. [1913 Webster]

v. to collect and study plants.
Syn. -- botanize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. botaniste. ] One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Botanized p. pr. & vb. n. Botanizing ] [ Cf. F. botaniser. ] To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To explore for botanical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who botanizes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A botanist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Botany + -logy: cf. F. botanologie. ] The science of botany. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Botany + -mancy: cf. F. botanomantie. ] An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Botanies [ F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. &unr_; botanic, fr. &unr_; herb, plant, fr. &unr_; to feed, graze. ] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See Plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A book which treats of the science of botany. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their classification, description, nomenclature, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]