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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants. uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of biology that studies plants wordnet
3. 3
   The plant life of a geographical area; flora. countable, uncountable

   "the botany of Greenland"

4. 4
   all the plant life in a particular region or period wordnet
5. 5
   The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place. countable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

vegetationaerobiologyagrobiologyamnionanatomyaquiculture

Example

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"Botany is the scientific study of plants."

Etymology

First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

Related phrases

Botany BayPort Botanyplant scienceplant studyscience studystudy plantstree study

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