botany

noun

bot·a·ny ˈbä-tə-nē

ˈbät-nē

plural botanies

: a branch of biology dealing with plant life

: plant life

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

: a botanical treatise or study

especially : a particular system of botany

botanist

ˈbä-tə-nist

ˈbät-nist

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Dormon continued to work on conservation and botany for the remainder of her life. —

Josh Lew, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023 Watkins had her hands in hundreds of research projects on the space station, including a botany investigation focused on growing new crops in space. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 Then, combine botany with astrology to find the best flower for your zodiac sign. —

Irene Richardson, Country Living, 1 Jan. 2023 The four daylong classes (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) are geared toward beginners and include the history of bonsai, basic tree botany and horticultural challenges, design concepts, training techniques and bonsai display. —

Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022 Returned from a long war, two brothers have taken up the peaceful art of botany. —

Thomas Meaney, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023 Her father, Donald Anderson, was a professor of botany at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and later at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. —

Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023 Her father, Donald Anderson, was a professor of botany at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and later at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. —

Penelope Green, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 Healthy plants and trees block harmful runoff from flowing into lakes — an increasingly important task as climate change intensifies rains, said Donald Waller, a retired professor of botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. —

Tanka Dhakal, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

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