Botany

n.	1.	The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See Plant.
	2.	A book which treats of the science of botany.

Noun

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botany - the branch of biology that studies plants Synonyms: phytology

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