botany
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈbɑːtəni/
- Specialized
:
botánica
- After serving in World War II, Jefferson earned a degree in botany in 1950 from Washington's Howard University.
- botany professor
- botany degree
- botany course
Examples
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Well, I'm a Professor of botany amongst other things.
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The experts that botanical gardens need are becoming scarce, and university botany departments are shrinking.
Academic text (2011) -
Are we getting into botany, Doctor?
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Neither he nor Lily knows anything of botany, and he says he has much to learn from me.
Fiction book (1997) -
Although I have studied medicine during my tenure here, I prefer the study of botany over anything else.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I knew I wanted to work in botany, so I accepted a job at the U.S. National Arboretum."
Academic text (1999) -
Ben went to Berkeley and double-majored in business and botany.
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In 1980 and 1981, Sandy was finishing her botany degree at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Academic text (1996) -
Today, citizen-science projects can be found in areas of study as diverse as astronomy, botany, marine biology, ornithology, and paleontology.
Academic text (2013) -
After I finished college with a degree in botany, I took over the family business.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Australian
A large Australian fig tree with big leaves and wide branches often planted for shade or as a garden tree
How Garden-Related
Surface Forms
Etymology
Botany comes from the Greek word botane, which means 'plant' or 'grass'. Think of a botanical garden full of plants, because botany is the science that studies those plants.