botanist

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noun

bot·​a·​nist ˈbät-ᵊn-əst, ˈbät-nəst 

: a specialist in botany or in a branch of botany

botany

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noun

bot·​a·​ny ˈbät-ᵊn-ē, ˈbät-nē 

plural botanies

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: a branch of biology dealing with plant life

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: plant life

b

: the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group

3

: a botanical treatise or study

especially : a particular system of botany