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bot⋅a⋅ny

  [bot-n-ee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
1. the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
2. the plant life of a region: the botany of Alaska.
3. the biology of a plant or plant group: the botany of deciduous trees.
4. (sometimes initial capital letter) Botany wool.
Origin:
1690–1700; botan(ic) (see botanical ) + -y 3
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Botany wool

 
–noun
a fine wool obtained from merino sheep.
Also called botany.

Origin:
1880–85
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bot·a·ny   (bŏt'n-ē)   
n.   pl. bot·a·nies

    1. The science or study of plants.

    2. A book or scholarly work on this subject.

  2. The plant life of a particular area: the botany of the Ohio River valley.

  3. The characteristic features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group.


[Back-formation from earlier botanic, botanical, from Late Latin botanicus; see botanical.]
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Cultural Dictionary

botany

The scientific study and categorization of plants. (See fruit, photosynthesis, and plant kingdom.)

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Word Origin & History

botany 
1696, from botanic (1656), from Fr. botanique or M.L. botanicus, from Gk. botanikos "of herbs," from botane "a plant, pasture, fodder." The -y is from astronomy, etc. Botany Bay so called by Capt. Cook on account of the great variety of plants found there.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bot·a·ny
Pronunciation: 'bät-&n-E, 'bät-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
1 : a branch of biology dealing with plant life
2 a : plant life b : the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plantgroup
3 : a botanical treatise or study; especially : a particular system of botany
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botany   (bŏt'n-ē)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The scientific study of plants, including their growth, structure, physiology, reproduction, and pathology, as well as their economic use and cultivation by humans.

  2. The plant life of a particular area.


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