botany
noun
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
botanies
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pluralof botany.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The "virtues of flowers" took a prominent place in the descriptions in old-time botanies.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
The topic Grasses is manifestly unfit for children, since grasses are difficult to study, and the description of them in encyclopedias and botanies is too technical.
From Library Work with Children by Alice Isabel Hazeltine
Aside from laxity of method and statement, the only difference is that geographies and histories and botanies and astronomies are now part of the authoritative literature which is to be mastered.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey
It was the germander speedwell that in literature and botanies alike was most commonly known as the forget-me-not for more than two hundred years, or until only fifty years ago.
From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan
The difficulty in tree study by the aid of the usual botanies lies mainly in the fact that in using them the first essential parts to be examined are the blossoms and their organs.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar
