botany B2 Topic:Biology & Genetics US /ˈbɑ.tə.ni/ UK /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ See IPA manual Freq #26711 Meanings 1 noun The scientific study of plants. She studied botany at university and now works in a garden. 2 noun All the plants of a particular area or time. The book describes the botany of the rainforest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the scientific study of... phytology 2 noun · all the plants of a... flora Word family Forms botanies Derived forms archaeobotanyarcheobotanyastrobotanybotanicalbotanicallybotanisebotanistbotanizebotanomancybotanophilecryptobotanyethnobotany Related forms phytologywortlore Simplified etymology Botany arose in the late 17th century from the earlier word botanic, borrowed from French botanique. Its deeper source is Greek botanē, meaning “plant.” Etymology AI details First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic. Topics Biology & Genetics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # botany **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑ.tə.ni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ **Frequency rank:** 26711 ## Meanings 1. The scientific study of plants. 2. All the plants of a particular area or time. ## Examples - She studied botany at university and now works in a garden. - The book describes the botany of the rainforest. ## Derived Forms - archaeobotany - archeobotany - astrobotany - botanical - botanically - botanise - botanist - botanize - botanomancy - botanophile - cryptobotany - ethnobotany ## Related Forms - phytology - wortlore ## Etymology First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic. ## AI Etymology Botany is first attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic. ## Topics - Biology & Genetics - General Vocabulary markdown