botany

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun all the plant life in a particular region or period
  2. noun the branch of biology that studies plants

Etymology

First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vegetation, flora

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