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botany

[bot-n-ee] / ˈbɒt n i /


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

From Science Daily Mar. 2, 2026

Simon Milne, whose formal title is regius keeper, has been recognised for his services to botany, conservation and horticulture.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

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

Among his innate gifts, Mufasa proves to be an expert in elephant migration patterns and botany.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2024

While at university, Charles became close friends with a botany professor, John Stevens Henslow.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

They packed in all their bird books, their flower records, and botanies, and were eagerly waiting when the call from Mr. Dovesky came.

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene

In one season I have located here almost every flower named in the botanies as native to these regions and several that I can find in no book in my library.

From At the Foot of the Rainbow by Stratton-Porter, Gene

With a sentiment of wonder and inquiry, not unmixed with mystery, do we regard many flowers, which are described in our botanies as Garden Escapes.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

Flowers shall again outblossom botanies, and gymnasts of music shall be laid low, and Birds Through An Opera Glass shall sing.

From The Lost Art of Reading by Lee, Gerald Stanley

It was the germander speedwell that in literature and botanies alike was most commonly known as the forget-me-not for over two hundred years, or until only fifty years ago.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje




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