Botany has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
all the plant life in a particular region or period
"Pleistocene vegetation"
"the flora of southern California"
"the botany of China"
2
the branch of biology that studies plants
"Her favorite college major was botany because she loved studying how different plant species adapt to their environments."
3
The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
"During her university studies in botany, Maria learned to identify different species by examining their entire root systems and leaf structures."
Example Sentences
"Pleistocene vegetation"
noun
"the flora of southern California"
noun
"the botany of China"
noun
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