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Vinony

botany

noun

  1. branch of biology dealing with plants
  2. plant life
  3. the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group
  4. a botanical treatise or study
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ / /ˈbɒt.ni/ / /-nɪ/

name

  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

noun

Etymology: First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

  1. A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
  2. The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

    “the botany of Greenland”

  3. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
  4. A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.