Difference between revisions of "Botany"
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*1 : a branch of [[biology]] dealing with plant life | *1 : a branch of [[biology]] dealing with plant life | ||
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*3 : a botanical treatise or [[study]]; especially : a particular [[system]] of botany | *3 : a botanical treatise or [[study]]; especially : a particular [[system]] of botany | ||
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| − | '''Botany''', plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology, is a branch of [[biology]]. It is the [[scientific]] [[study]] of plant life. Botany covers a wide range of [[scientific]] [[disciplines]] concerned with the [[study]] of [ | + | '''Botany''', plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology, is a branch of [[biology]]. It is the [[scientific]] [[study]] of plant life. Botany covers a wide range of [[scientific]] [[disciplines]] concerned with the [[study]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant plants], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae algae] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi fungi], including [[structure]], [[growth]], reproduction, metabolism, [[development]], diseases, [[chemical]] properties, and [[evolutionary]] [[relationships]] between [[taxonomic]] [[groups]]. Botany began with early [[human]] [[efforts]] to identify edible, [[Medicine|medicinal]] and [[Poison|poisonous]] plants, making it one of the oldest [[sciences]]. Today botanists [[study]] over 550,000 [[species]] of living organisms.[https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany] |
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 12 December 2020
- Date: 1696
Definitions
- 1 : a branch of biology dealing with plant life
- 2 a : plant life
Description
Botany, plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology, is a branch of biology. It is the scientific study of plant life. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines concerned with the study of plants, algae and fungi, including structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, chemical properties, and evolutionary relationships between taxonomic groups. Botany began with early human efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest sciences. Today botanists study over 550,000 species of living organisms.[1]
