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1.nounThe scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
2.nounThe plant life of a geographical area; flora."the botany of Greenland"
3.nounThe properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
4.nounA botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.