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Meaning of botany

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

botany

Pronunciation:/-ɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.

  2. The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

    Example: the botany of Greenland

  3. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.

  4. A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.