— ethnobotanic /eth'noh beuh tan"ik/ , ethnobotanical , adj. — ethnobotanist , n.
/eth'noh bot"n ee/ , n.
1. the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
2. Anthropol. the systematic study of such lore and customs.
[ 1885-90, Amer.; ETHNO- + BOTANY ]