Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
relating to natural science, natural history
English answer:
naturalistic
Added to glossary by
deud
Feb 19, 2005 17:55
19 yrs ago
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English term
natural science
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Botany
is there any adjective meaning "relating to natural sciences" in English?
Naturalistic???
Eg. a garden with a collection of several plants of scientific and "naturalistic" importance.
Thanks.
Naturalistic???
Eg. a garden with a collection of several plants of scientific and "naturalistic" importance.
Thanks.
Responses
| 4 | botanical |
humbird
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| 3 +7 | not a synomym... |
Sandra Schlatter
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| 5 | authentic >>> |
Maria Chmelarova
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| 3 | envionmental |
JCEC
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| 2 | biological |
Jonathan MacKerron
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botanical
In my view any study or subject matter deals with plant is "botany". Botany is a science of plants study and thereby it is a matter of nature (who else can make platns besides "Mother Nature"?). I do not believe you need to emphasize a "relationship to natural science", because looking into an importance of plant is nothing but a science.
"A garden with a collection of several plants of scientic and "BOTANICAL" importance" makes perfect sense to me.
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-02-19 19:28:49 GMT)
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Type -- scientic(wrong) scientific (correct)
Also, scientific importance in some plant can mean importance other than botanical, i.e. herbalogist study medicinal utility of plants.
"A garden with a collection of several plants of scientic and "BOTANICAL" importance" makes perfect sense to me.
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-02-19 19:28:49 GMT)
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Type -- scientic(wrong) scientific (correct)
Also, scientific importance in some plant can mean importance other than botanical, i.e. herbalogist study medicinal utility of plants.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I found that naturalistic also means "of natural history" (Oxford dictionary). Unfortunately, it would understood only by few people. I used the word botanical instead. Thanks to all!"
+7
3 mins
Sandra Schlatter
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Works in: English to German, French to German
not a synomym...
...but how about "botanical" in this context?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Knowles
: "botanical" seems just right to me!
4 mins
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| agree |
Maria Chmelarova
17 mins
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| agree |
Kirill Semenov
45 mins
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| agree |
Refugio
1 hr
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| agree |
juvera
2 hrs
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| agree |
mportal
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nancy Arrowsmith
: scientific already covers the natural sciences
3 hrs
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5 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
&
English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
biological
perhaps in this context??
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-19 18:01:23 GMT)
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perhaps better to leave it out altogether, as the difference between \"science\" and \"natural science\" is a moot point here
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-19 18:01:23 GMT)
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perhaps better to leave it out altogether, as the difference between \"science\" and \"natural science\" is a moot point here
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
mportal
: plants could be important for medicinal purposes, say, as well as important botanically
2 hrs
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7 mins
envionmental
Note quite the same meaning but may fit your context.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Maria Chmelarova
: environmental - note quite the same, agree with that
57 mins
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1 hr
Maria Chmelarova
Specializes in field
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, English to Czech, Slovak to English, and 2 more.
authentic >>>
...you might reconsidere what you are translating and how.
Natural Science is any of the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology ) that deal with matter, energy and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena, like natural scientist do ( biologist and etc. )
" English garden with a collection of several plants of scientific and naturalistic importance" ...if "naturalistic" importance is the word what you are looking for, use the word authentic,( typical, normal ). Which they adapted in region or ...., under very specific conditions through a long period of time depending on environment. (Not in lenght of one year, season, not twoo....)
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Note added at 1 hr 23 mins (2005-02-19 19:18:51 GMT)
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some typo could be fixed. Sorry!
Natural Science is any of the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology ) that deal with matter, energy and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena, like natural scientist do ( biologist and etc. )
" English garden with a collection of several plants of scientific and naturalistic importance" ...if "naturalistic" importance is the word what you are looking for, use the word authentic,( typical, normal ). Which they adapted in region or ...., under very specific conditions through a long period of time depending on environment. (Not in lenght of one year, season, not twoo....)
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Note added at 1 hr 23 mins (2005-02-19 19:18:51 GMT)
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some typo could be fixed. Sorry!
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