/bot"n ee/ , n. , pl. botanies .
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 cap. ) See Botany wool .
[ 1690-1700; botan ( ic ) (see BOTANICAL) + -Y 3 ]