botany
A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plantsA branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
» I've always been interested in botany.
Ich habe mich schon immer für Botanik interessiert.
Ich habe mich schon immer für Pflanzenkunde interessiert.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
Botanik, Pflanzenkunde
бота́никаbotánika
бота́нікаbotánika
the branch of biology that studies plants
(countable, uncountable)The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
the botany of Greenland
all the plant life in a particular region or period
(countable, uncountable)The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
(countable)A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
Examples
16 sentencesI've always been interested in botany.
deIch habe mich schon immer für Botanik interessiert.
Botany is the scientific study of plants.
I'm not interested in botany.
Zoology and botany deal with the study of life.
ruЗоология и ботаника занимаются изучением жизни.
Zoology and botany are about the study of life.
deZoologie und Botanik widmen sich dem Studium des Lebens.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.
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Forms
plural: botaniesSynonyms
3 synonyms- the branch of biology that studies plants:phytology
- all the plant life in a particular region or period:vegetationflora
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable