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botany definition

bot·any (bät′'n ē)

noun

  1. the branch of biology that studies plants, their life, structure, growth, classification, etc.
  2. the plant life of an area
  3. the characteristics or properties of a plant or plant group

Etymology: botan(ical) + -y

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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