Meaning & use
Botanica
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A shop, common in Latino and Caribbean communities, that sells herbal remedies, religious candles, amulets, and other items used in folk medicine and spiritual practices.
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She stopped by the botanica to buy candles and herbs for the ritual her grandmother had described.
The botanica on the corner stocks everything from healing teas to statues of saints.
A note on using this word
"Botanica" comes from Spanish and blends elements of folk medicine, Santería, and Catholic devotional practice.
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herbal shop
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