ethnobotany Syllabification: (eth·no·bot·a·ny)Pronunciation: /ˌeTHnōˈbätn-ē/Definition of ethnobotany noun the scientific study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other uses. Derivatives ethnobotanicPronunciation: /-bəˈtanik/ adjective ethnobotanicalPronunciation: /-bəˈtanikəl/ adjective ethnobotanistPronunciation: /-ˈbätn-ist/ noun ethnobotany in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ethnobotany in the British & World English dictionary