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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich habe mich schon immer für Pflanzenkunde interessiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — sharptoothed
Zoology and botany are about the study of life.
deZoologie und Botanik widmen sich dem Studium des Lebens. — Sudajaengi
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