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ethnobotany

Main Entry:: eth·no·bot·a·ny
Pronunciation:: \ˌeth-nō-ˈbä-tə-nē, -ˈbät-nē\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1890

: the plant lore of indigenous cultures ; also : the systematic study of such lore

— eth·no·bo·tan·i·cal

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\-bə-ˈta-ni-kəl\ adjective

— eth·no·bot·a·nist

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\-ˈbä-tə-nist, -ˈbät-nist\ noun

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