botany
A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
Other meanings
The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
Synonyms
- vegetation
- flora
Related words
- archeobotany
- astrobotany
- botanomancy
- botanophile
- cryptobotany
- ethnomedicobotany
- geobotany
- neobotany
- xenobotany
- archaeobotany
- botanical
- botanically
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “botany” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.