plural botanies
1
: a branch of biology dealing with plant life
2
a
: plant life
b
: the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group
3
: a botanical treatise or study
especially
: a particular system of botany
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If anything, some of those accounts only further bolster the hypothesis that the emperor was well-versed in botany.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
He was deeply learned in fields as diverse as architecture, botany, law, mathematics and music.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
These included collection managers across disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, ichthyology, entomology, herpetology and paleontology.
—Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Most of this carnivorous botany is small, but the diversity of different trapping mechanisms raises an evolutionary question.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
He was deeply learned in fields as diverse as architecture, botany, law, mathematics and music.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
These included collection managers across disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, ichthyology, entomology, herpetology and paleontology.
—Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Most of this carnivorous botany is small, but the diversity of different trapping mechanisms raises an evolutionary question.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
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“Botany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botany. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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botany
noun
bot·a·ny
ˈbät-ᵊn-e 
ˈbät-ne
1
: a branch of biology dealing with plant life
2
a
: plant life (as of a given region)
b
: the biology of a plant or plant group
Medical Definition
botany
noun
bot·a·ny
ˈbät-ᵊn-ē, ˈbät-nē
plural botanies
1
: a branch of biology dealing with plant life
2
a
: plant life
b
: the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group
3
: a botanical treatise or study
especially
: a particular system of botany
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