agrostology

[ ag-ruh-stol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of botany dealing with grasses.

agrostology

/ ˌæɡrəˈstɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrostology¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrostology¹

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