Look up: botany

1. botany
   [n] - the branch of biology that studies plants
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2. Botany
   Bot'a·ny noun ; plural Botanies [ French botanique , adjective & noun , from Greek ... botanic, from ... herb, plant, from ... to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of...
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3. botany
   <study> The scientific study of plant life. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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4. botany
   phytology noun the branch of biology that studies plants
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5. Botany
   • (a. & n.) The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See Plant. • (a. & n.) A book which treats of the science of botany.
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6. botany
   branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes. Also included are plant ... [30 related articles]
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7. botany
   botany That vocational branch of biological science that embraces the study of plants and plant life, including algae; and it also deals with taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and other aspects of plant science.
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8. botany
   botany, science devoted to the study of plants. Botany, microbiology, and zoology together compose the science of biology. Humanity's earliest concern with plants was with their practical uses, i.e., for fuel, clothing, shelter, and, particularly, food and drugs. The establishment of botany as an in...
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9. Botany
   Botany or phytology is the science of the vegetable kingdom. Plants may be studied from several different points of view. The consideration of their general form and structure, and the comparison of these in the various groups from the lowest to the highest, constitutes morphology. Anatomy and histo...
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10. botany
    Study of living and fossil plants, including form, function, interaction with the environment, and classification. Botany is subdivided into a number of specialized studies, such as the identification and classification of plants (taxonomy), their external formation (plant morphology), their interna...
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11. Botany
    `Botany`, `plant science`(`s`), or `plant biology` is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines concerned with the study of plants, algae and fungi, including structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, di...
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12. Botany
    (journal) `Botany` (previously `Canadian Journal of Botany`) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that has been published since 1929 by NRC Research Press. It features research articles and notes in all segments of botany. Papers are loaded to the Web in advance of prin...
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