Botany

Etymology
First attested in 1696: a back-formation from botanic:.

Noun

 * 1)  The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
 * 2) The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
 * 3)  A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.

Derived terms

 * botanically
 * botanist


 * botanize
 * Botany Bay

Related terms

 * botanical

Thesaurus
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