botany

Definition of Botany in English :

1. botany, flora, vegetation

all the plant life in a particular region or period

Example Sentences:
'Pleistocene vegetation'
'the flora of southern California'
'the botany of China'

2. botany, phytology

the branch of biology that studies plants

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Botany

noun plural -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

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

n. pl. bot·a·nies

1.

a. The science or study of plants.

b. A book or scholarly work on this subject.

2. The plant life of a particular area: the botany of the Ohio River valley.

3. The characteristic features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group.