botany -
The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
botany -
The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
botany -
A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
Wikipedia
Botany, plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines concerned with the study of plants, algae and fungi, including structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, chemical properties, and evolutionary relationships among taxonomic groups. Botany began with early human efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest sciences.
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botany A branch of the biological sciences which embraces the study of plants and plant life.