ethnobotany
noun
the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
ethnobotanist
-
a word derived from
ethnobotany.
Example Sentences
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"Tanna stewards value a wide range of species useful for food, medicines and building materials," explained ethnobotanist and co-author Michael J. Balick, Ph.D.,
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2024
“The story of American bison really is two different stories,” says Rosalyn LaPier, a Native American ethnobotanist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Senior researchers have been meeting the past few days with representatives from MPG to make sure the turmoil “does not adversely affect the students and postdocs,” says Robert Spengler, an ethnobotanist at the Jena institute.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021
To become an ethnobotanist, a person must acquire a broad knowledge of plant biology, ecology and sociology.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
“We’ve had 5,000 years of farmers trying out different strategies for dealing with heat, drought and water scarcity,” said Gary Nabhan, an ethnobotanist and agrarian activist who focuses on plants and cultures of the Southwest.
From Washington Post
