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agrostology
(agro|stol¦ogy)
Pronunciation:
/ˌagrəˈstɒlədʒi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the branch of botany concerned with grasses.
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from Greek
agrōstis
(denoting a kind of grass) +
-logy
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