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botany^¹

/ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ UK
/ˈbɒt.ni/ UK
/-nɪ/ UK
/ˈbɑ.tə.ni/ Atlantic Canada, US
[ˈbɑ.ɾə.ni] Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈbɑt.ni/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈbɒt.ni/ Canada, dialectal
/-nɪ/ Canada, dialectal

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First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

noun botanies

uncountable A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
countable, uncountable The plant life of a geographical area; flora. the botany of Greenland
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.

Botany^²

proper noun

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

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Closest in meaning: phytology, plant, botanic, botanical, vegetation, cryptogamic, name, plants, plant morphology, plant science, plant biology, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, floristics, plant ecology, plant pathology

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noun scientific study of plants

Español	botánica
한국어	식물학 singmulhak
日本語	植物学 shokubutsugaku
中文	植物學 /植物学 zhíwùxué
हिन्दी	वनस्पति विज्ञान vanaspati vijñān
Kiswahili	botania, elimumime
Português	botânica
Français	botanique
Deutsch	Botanik, Pflanzenkunde
Italiano	botanica
Ελληνικά	φυτολογία fytología
Română	botanică
Русский	бота́ника botánika
Tiếng Việt	thực vật học
العربية	عِلْم اَلنَّبَات ʕilm an-nabāt
עברית	בוטניקה bot'aniqa

noun properties and life phenomena of plants

日本語	植物生態 shokubutsu sētai

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@misc{botany_2026,
  title = {botany},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/botany},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}