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botany

Syllabification: (bot·a·ny)
Pronunciation: /ˈbätn-ē/
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Definition of botany

noun

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

Derivatives

botanic

Pronunciation: /bəˈtanik/
adjective

botanist

Pronunciation: /-ist/
noun

Origin:

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

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