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Botany (Noun)

Meaning 1

All the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

  • The botany of the tropical islands was characterized by lush green forests and exotic flowers.
  • The team of scientists spent years studying the botany of the Amazon rainforest, discovering new species of plants and trees.
  • The botany of the region was greatly affected by the severe drought that lasted for several years.
  • The museum's collection of plant specimens was a valuable resource for studying the botany of the region.
  • The botany of the ancient world was vastly different from what we see today, with many species now extinct.

Synonyms

  • Flora
  • Vegetation

Hypernyms

  • Collection
  • Aggregation
  • Assemblage

Hyponyms

  • Brushwood
  • Shrubbery
  • Browse
  • Wood
  • Thicket
  • Garden
  • Ground Cover
  • Brush
  • Growth
  • Scrub
  • Stand
  • Copse
  • Brier
  • Brierpatch
  • Chaparral
  • Forest
  • Groundcover

Meaning 2

The branch of biology that studies plants.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Phytology

Hypernyms

  • Biological Science

Hyponyms

  • Algology
  • Palaeobotany

Related Words

  • Botanist (noun)
  • Botanical (adjective)
  • Herbaceous (adjective)
  • Botanic (adjective)
  • Botanize (verb)
  • Botanise (verb)
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