BOTANY


Meaning of BOTANY in English

/ ˈbɒtəni; NAmE ˈbɑːt-/ noun

[ U ] the scientific study of plants and their structure

—compare biology , zoology

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from earlier botanic (from French botanique , based on Greek botanikos , from botanē plant) + -y .

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