botany

/-ษช/

IPA: /B AA1 T AH0 N IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.

  2. 2

    The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

    โ€œthe botany of Greenlandโ€

  3. 3

    The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.

  4. 4

    A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/botany