agrostology

[ ag-ruh-stol-uh-jee ]

noun
  1. the branch of botany dealing with grasses.

Origin of agrostology

1
1840–50; <Greek ágrōst(is) name of certain grasses + -o- + -logy

Other words from agrostology

  • a·gros·to·log·ic [uh-gros-tl-oj-ik], /əˌgrɒs tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, a·gros·to·log·i·cal, adjective
  • ag·ros·tol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for agrostology

agrostology

/ (ˌæɡrəˈstɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses

Origin of agrostology

1
C19: from Greek agrōstis a type of grass + -logy

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