[ 'bɒt(ə)ni ]
■ noun the scientific study of the structure, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants.
↘the plant life of a particular region or geological period.
Derivatives
botanic adjective
botanist noun
Origin
C17: from earlier botanic (from Fr. botanique , based on Gk botanikos , from botanē 'plant') + -y 3 .