Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for botany. Search instead for boten.
Definitions

botany

[bot-n-ee] / ˈbɒt n i /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Helen Litchfield, secretary of the botany section at La Société Guernesiaise, said the team's efforts in propagating the dwarf pansy meant it was no longer at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Specialists in zoology, ecology, and botany worked together to uncover how different species manage to survive there.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

First, a botany crash-course: You can’t just plant a seed from your favorite apple to grow more of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“We’ve always been intrigued by overlap between plants and humans,” study coauthor Pradeep Kachroo, a botany professor at the University of Kentucky, told Salon in a video interview.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

I have trouble falling asleep, because I can’t stop thinking about Mom wanting to study botany, or why this book couldn’t be on the shelves of the Ranch’s library.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




Vocabulary lists containing botany