botanique

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós). The noun comes from the ellipsis βοτανικὴ [τέχνη]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.ta.nik/ === Adjective === botanique (plural botaniques) (relational) of botany; botanical === Noun === botanique f (plural botaniques) botany (branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants) Coordinate term: zoologie ==== Related terms ==== botaniser botaniseur botaniste jardin botanique === Further reading === “botanique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012