Definition of botany

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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..

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Dictionary :: Dictionary (n.) Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary..
Botanical :: Botanical (a.) Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition..
Heterotaxy :: Heterotaxy (n.) Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement..
Phytolithology :: Phytolithology (n.) The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; -- usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology..
Botany :: Botany (a. & n.) A book which treats of the science of botany.
Physiological :: Physiological (a.) Of or pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the functions of living organism; as, physiological botany or chemistry..
Phytology :: Phytology (n.) The science of plants; a description of the kinds and properties of plants; botany.
Obvoluted :: Obvoluted (a.) Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap..
Botany :: 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..
Nomenclature :: Nomenclature (n.) The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates..
Paleobotanist :: Paleobotanist (n.) One versed in paleobotany.
Bryology :: Bryology (n.) That part of botany which relates to mosses.
Cryptogamist :: Cryptogamist (n.) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
Orchidology :: Orchidology (n.) The branch of botany which treats of orchids.
Protophytology :: Protophytology (n.) Paleobotany.
Botanology :: Botanology (n.) The science of botany.
Agrostology :: Agrostology (n.) That part of botany which treats of the grasses.
Hydrophytology :: Hydrophytology (n.) The branch of botany which treats of water plants.
Paleobotany :: Paleobotany (n.) That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
Paleophytology :: Paleophytology (n.) Paleobotany.
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