botany B2 Topic:Time 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 Etymology AI details First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time markdown