botany
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/, /ˈbɒt.ni/, /-nɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑt.ə.ni/, /ˈbɑt.ni/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɒtəni
NounEdit
botany (countable and uncountable, plural botanies)
- (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
- The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
- the botany of Greenland
- The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
- (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
scientific study of plants
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plant life of an area
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properties and life phenomena of plants
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botanical treatise or study
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