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botanical
adjectivenounB2
/bəˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/Relating to plants or the scientific study of plants.
botanical garden
nounB1
/bəˈtæn.ɪ.kəl ˈɡɑː.dən/A garden dedicated to the collection, cultivation, display, and scientific study of a wide range of plants, labelled with their botanical names.
botanist
nounC1
/ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/A person who studies plants scientifically.
botanize
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
/ˈbɒt.ə.naɪz/To study or collect plants scientifically, especially by exploring a natural area to identify and examine plant species.
botanophobia
nounVery Rare
/ˌbɒt.ən.əʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/An irrational and excessive fear of plants.
botany
nounC1
/ˈbɒtəni/The scientific study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes.
botany bay
nounLow (chiefly historical context)
/ˈbɒtəni ˈbeɪ/A bay on the east coast of Australia, famous as the landing site of the First Fleet in 1788 and as an early British penal colony.
botany wool
nounLow (Technical/Limited Use)
/ˈbɒt.ən.i wʊl/A fine, soft, long-staple wool, traditionally from merino sheep raised in the Botany Bay area of Australia.
botargo
nounVery Rare / Obsolete
/bəˈtɑːɡəʊ/A Mediterranean delicacy made from salted, cured roe of mullet or tuna, often served sliced as an appetizer.
botch
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/bɒtʃ/To carry out (a task) badly or carelessly; to spoil through poor workmanship.
botched
adjectiveverbB2
/bɒtʃt/Done or carried out badly or clumsily; spoiled through poor workmanship or execution.
bote
nounVery low / Obsolete / Technical-Historical
/bəʊt/A primitive flat-bottomed boat, typically small and often made by hollowing out a tree trunk or constructing from planks; historically, a simple vessel for local transport.
botel
nounC1/Rare
/ˈbəʊ.tɛl/A hotel for boat owners, typically located on or near water, providing mooring facilities and accommodation.
botfly
nounLow (Technical/Scientific)
/ˈbɒtflaɪ/A fly of the family Oestridae whose larvae are parasitic on mammals, including humans.
botha
nounC2
/ˈbəʊtə/A South African surname, most famously borne by P.W. Botha, the last apartheid-era Prime Minister and State President.
botham
nounVery Low
/ˈbəʊθəm/A proper noun, primarily a British surname.
bothe
nounVery Low / Archaic
/bəʊð/A Middle English spelling variant of 'both', meaning 'the two' or 'the one and the other'.
bother
interjectionnounverb+2High frequency
/ˈbɒð.ə(r)/To cause trouble or inconvenience; to make someone feel worried or annoyed.
botheration
interjectionnounLow
/ˌbɒð.əˈreɪ.ʃən/A state of annoyance, trouble, or worry; the act of bothering.
bothnia
nounVery Low
/ˈbɒθ.ni.ə/A proper noun referring to a geographical region in Northern Europe, specifically a gulf of the Baltic Sea.

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