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ethnobotany

[ eth-noh-bot-n-ee ]

noun

  1. the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
  2. Anthropology. the systematic study of such lore and customs.


ethnobotany

/ ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of botany concerned with the use of plants in folklore, religion, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌethnoˈbotanist, noun
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Other Words From

  • eth·no·bo·tan·ic [eth-noh-b, uh, -, tan, -ik], ethno·bo·tani·cal adjective
  • ethno·bota·nist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnobotany1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; ethno- + botany
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Example Sentences

“I’ll order copies of a new book on Mayan ethnobotany,” he added, “but I won’t read it with the same gimlet eye that Nach would.”

Healing Gardens is offering 17 gardens for rent throughout Los Angeles, as well as the WorldBeat Cultural Center’s Ethnobotany Peace Garden in San Diego.

After cancellations last March and April of in-person rattle-making, birdwatching and ethnobotany classes, digital offerings for carving and beading lessons began appearing on the tribe’s calendar in May.

Healing Gardens is offering 17 gardens for rent throughout Los Angeles as well as the WorldBeat Cultural Center’s Ethnobotany Peace Garden in San Diego.

The Paris-born Alice Duvernell spent the early part of her career in ethnobotany, the study of a region’s plants and their practical uses, at a nature preserve in northeastern Brazil.

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