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botany

noun
🔊/ˈbɒtəni/
🔊/ˈbɑːtəni/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the scientific study of plants and their structure植物学 compare biology, zoologyTopics Scientific researchc2, Biologyc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from earlier botanic (from French botanique, based on Greek botanikos, from botanē ‘plant’) + -y.