botany

Botany — Bot a*ny, n.; pl. {Botanies}. [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

botany — noun ботаника …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Botany — Botanist redirects here. A botanist is a person engaged in botany. Plant biology redirects here. For the journal, see Functional Plant Biology. For other uses, see Botany (disambiguation) and Botanic (disambiguation). Pinguicula grandiflora… …   Wikipedia

botany — /bot n ee/, n., pl. botanies. 1. the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life. 2. the plant life of a region: the botany of Alaska. 3. the biology of a plant or plant group: the botany of deciduous trees. 4. (sometimes… …   Universalium

botany — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

botany — noun (plural nies) Etymology: botanic botanical + 2 y Date: 1696 1. a branch of biology dealing with plant life 2. a. plant life b. the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or pla …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Botany — Bay ссылка, каторга (от названия бухты в Новом Южном Уэльсе, служившей местом ссылки) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

botany — ˈbɔtənɪ сущ. ботаника ботаника botany ботаника …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

botany — растениеведение …   Англо-русский технический словарь

botany — noun a) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant. b) The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group. See Also: botanical …   Wiktionary