botany in English dictionary

  • botany

    Meanings and definitions of "botany"

    • (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
    • The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
    • (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
    • noun
      The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
    • A branch of the biological sciences which embraces the study of plants and plant life.
    • scientific study of plants
    • noun
      all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
    • noun
      the branch of biology that studies plants

    Synonyms of "botany" in English dictionary

    phytology, flora, biology are the top synonyms of "botany" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "botany" in English dictionary

    fauna is the antonym of "botany" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of botany

    • botany ( countable and uncountable;  plural  botanies)
    • botany (countable and uncountable, plural botanies)
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