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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | study of plants |
| Synonyms: | anatomy, cytology, dendrology, ecology, floristics, genetics, horticulture, morphology, natural history, paleo-botany, pathology, physiology, phytogeography, phytology, pomology, study of flora, study of vegetation, taxonomy |
| Main Entry: | nomenclature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vocabulary |
| Synonyms: | classification, codification, glossary, locution, phraseology, taxonomy, terminology |
| Main Entry: | scientific classification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scheme for ordering things |
| Synonyms: | taxology, taxonomy |
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| Main Entry: | botany |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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acervate, acinaceous, barbate, botanical, carpogenous, dealbate, fasciate, flagellate, glaucous, imberbe, phyllogenetic, pullulant, soboliferous
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| Concept: | [The science of plants] Botany. |
| Category: | 1. Vitality; special vitality |
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-nouns
botany; physiological botany, structural botany, systematic botany; phytography, phytology, phytotomy; vegetable physiology, herborization, endrology, mycology, fungology, algology; flora, romona; botanic garden (garden); hortus siccus, herbarium, herbal., botanist; herbist, herbarist, herbalist, herborist, herbarian.
-verbs
botanize, herborize.
-adjectives
botanical; botanic.
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| Concept: | Nomenclature. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; language generally |
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-nouns
nomenclature; naming; nuncupation, nomination, baptism; orismology; onomatopoeia; antonomasia; onomasiology., name; appelation, appelative; designation title; heading; caption; denomination; by-name, epithet., style, proper name; praenomen, agnomen, cognomen; patronymic, surname; cognomination; eponym; compellation, description, antonym; empty title, empty name; handle to one's name; namesake., term, expression, noun;.byword; convertible terms; technical term; cant.
-verbs
name, call, term, denominate designate, style, entitle, clepe, dub, christen, baptize, characterize, specify, define, distinguish by the name of; label (mark)., be called; take the name of, bear the name of, go by the name of, be known by the name of, go (or pass) under the name of, rejoice in the name of.
-adjectives
named; hight, yeleped, known as; what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly., nuncupatory, nuncupative; cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological.
-phrases
"beggar'd all description" [Antony and Cleopatra].
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