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botanical
Refers to botany, the scientific study of plants, or to plants in general.
Der Botanische Garten der Stadt ist für seine Sammlung seltener Orchideen bekannt.
The city's botanical garden is known for its collection of rare orchids.
The adjective 'botanisch' (botanical) is derived from the noun 'die Botanik' (botany), the science of plants. It describes everything that has to do with this science or with plants in general.
Für ihre botanischen Studien reiste sie nach Südamerika.
For her botanical studies, she traveled to South America.
The ending '-isch' often forms adjectives from nouns, often from scientific or geographical terms. It means 'in the style of' or 'related to'.
Sein Interesse an Pflanzen ist rein botanisch.
His interest in plants is purely botanical.
'Botanisch' (botanical) is very often used in fixed combinations. The best-known one is 'der botanische Garten' (botanical garden), but 'botanische Forschung' (botanical research) or 'botanische Merkmale' (botanical characteristics) are also common.
Jede Pflanze hat einzigartige botanische Merkmale.
Every plant has unique botanical characteristics.
biological / organic
'biologisch' and 'botanisch' both sound scientific and have to do with living things. 'biologisch' is the broader term and refers to biology in general, meaning plants, animals, humans, and life processes. 'botanisch' is narrower and means plants or the science of plants. The words can be confused because botany is a subfield of biology. If it is only about plants, 'botanisch' is more precise. If it is generally about living beings or life processes, 'biologisch' fits better.
Julian hat den botanischen Namen der Pflanze in einem Buch gefunden.
Julian found the botanical name of the plant in a book.
Im Kurs lernen wir, wie biologische Prozesse im Körper funktionieren.
In the course, we learn how biological processes work in the body.