The section on botany explains the taxonomy, morphology and reproductive biology of the species.
There is nothing dry and nothing sentimental in this book of popular botany.
Position requirements include a doctorate in biology with specialization in botany preferred.
Some was simply a gift from the gods of climate and botany.
Over in the plant lab, hands-on exhibits take basic botany lessons out of the textbook realm.
Lawmakers waded into the treacherous terrain of botany last week.
Along the way he taught himself some geometry, botany and geology.
Three workshops this week are on fall and winter botany.
Other variation would have been invisible to humans before the rise of modern botany.
botany wonks, eccentric gardeners and quirky landscapers might be drawn to cycads.
British Dictionary definitions for botany
botany
/ˈbɒtənɪ/
noun (pl) -nies
1.
the study of plants, including their classification, structure, physiology, ecology, and economic importance
2.
the plant life of a particular region or time
3.
the biological characteristics of a particular group of plants
Derived Forms
botanist, noun
Word Origin
C17: from botanical; compare astronomy, astronomical
Word Origin and History for botany
n.
1690s, from botanic. The -y is from astronomy, etc. Botany Bay so called by Capt. Cook on account of the great variety of plants found there.
botany in Science
botany
(bŏt'n-ē)
The scientific study of plants, including their growth, structure, physiology, reproduction, and pathology, as well as their economic use and cultivation by humans.