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botany

(bŏt′n-ē)

n. pl. bota·nies

a. The science or study of plants.

b. A book or scholarly work on this subject.

2. The plant life of a particular area: the botany of the Ohio River valley.

3. The characteristic features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group.

botany

The formal study of plants.

botany

(bot′ăn-ē, bot′nē) [From L. botanicus, fr Gr. botanikos, pert. to plants, fr botanē, plants, fodder]

The division of biology that studies plants.

botany

the scientific study of plants.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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