botanica
noun
bo·tan·i·ca
bə-ˈta-ni-kə 
: a shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by adherents of Santeria
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The problem will be solved once the tour visits La Negra Francisca, a botanica where santeros stock up on idols, bracelets and oils.
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Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The botanica smelled of burning wax and incense, not unlike mass.
—Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
These days, things remain busy, although the small botanica is seeing only one visitor at a time, always requiring them to wear a mask.
—John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2020
Chef Jason Tan calls his cuisine gastro-botanica and gives equal billing to flora and fauna.
—Robyn Eckhardt, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2019
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Miami Police are trying to identify a man, with a bucket on his head, who stole 40 pigeons from a Miami botanica.
—Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 1 May 2018
Miami Police are trying to identify a man, with a bucket on his head, who stole 40 pigeons from a Miami botanica.
—Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 1 May 2018
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Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The botanica smelled of burning wax and incense, not unlike mass.
—Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
These days, things remain busy, although the small botanica is seeing only one visitor at a time, always requiring them to wear a mask.
—John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2020
Chef Jason Tan calls his cuisine gastro-botanica and gives equal billing to flora and fauna.
—Robyn Eckhardt, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2019
Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:00 / 2:53 Man wearing a bucket on his head steals pigeons from Miami botanica
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Miami Police are trying to identify a man, with a bucket on his head, who stole 40 pigeons from a Miami botanica.
—Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 1 May 2018
Miami Police are trying to identify a man, with a bucket on his head, who stole 40 pigeons from a Miami botanica.
—Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 1 May 2018
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“Botanica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botanica. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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