ethnobotany /eth·no·bot·a·ny/ (-bot´ah-ne) the systematic study of the interactions between a culture and the plants in its environment, particularly the knowledge about and use of such plants.
ethnobotany (ethˈ·nō·b
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·nē),
ethnobotany (ethˈ·nō·b
ˑ·t·nē),n study of how societies perceive and categorize plants and use them for food, medicine, and ritual.
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