English Explanatory Dictionary

botany

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
  2. The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
  3. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
  4. A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
name
  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ /ˈbɒt.ni/ /-nɪ/ /ˈbɑ.tə.ni/ [ˈbɑ.ɾə.ni] /ˈbɑt.ni/ en-us-botany.ogg

Word forms

botany botanies

Etymology

First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

Related words

wortlore phytology

Derived words

archaeobotany archæobotany archeobotany astrobotany botanical botanically botanise botanize botanist botanomancy botanophile Botany Bay cryptobotany ethnobotany ethnomedicobotany geobotany macrobotany microbotany neobotany paleobotany Port Botany xenobotany
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