# botanical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bəˈtænɪkəl/ · frequency rank #15,112

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.
2. Of or pertaining to plants; vegetable in the broad sense.

## Etymology
From botany + -ical.

## Easily confused with
- **botanic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botanic-vs-botanical)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbotanical`, `boatnical`, `botaincal`, `botancial`, `botaniacl`, `botanicall`, `botaniccal`, `botanicla`, `botannical`, `botnaical`, `bottanical`, `btoanical`, `obtanical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/botanical