Botany Definition

botany

English

Etymology

First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic..

Noun

botany (countable and uncountable; plural botanies)

1. (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
2. The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
3. (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.

Derived terms

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