botany
/ˈbɒtəni/BO-tuh-nee
/ˈbɑtəni/BAH-tuh-nee
Meaningthe study of plants
Common meaning: the study of plants
- botangrass, fodderLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 154 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek βοτάνη ‘grass, fodder’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry βοτάνη, p. 154 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βοτάνη Greek “grass, fodder”
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