botany

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbɒt(ə)ni/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants.
  • the plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period: the botany of North America

Derivatives

botanist

noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from earlier botanic (from French botanique, based on Greek botanikos, from botanē 'plant') + -y3