Meaning of PHYTOLOGY
Pronunciation: | | fI'tâlujee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] the branch of biology that studies plants |
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| Synonyms: | | botany |
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| See Also: | | biological science, biology, mycology, palaeobotany, paleobotany, pomology | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Phy*tol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + -logy: cf. F.
phytologie.]
The science of plants; a description of the kinds and
properties of plants; botany. --Sir T. Browne.
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| Related Terms: | | algology, aquiculture, botany, bryology, dendrology, fungology, hydroponics, mycology, paleobotany, phycology, physiological botany, phytobiology, phytochemistry, phytoecology, phytogeography, phytography, phytomorphology, phytonomy, phytopaleontology, phytopathology, phytotaxonomy, phytoteratology, phytotomy, phytotopography, plant anatomy, plant pathology, plant physiology, pomology, structural botany, systematic botany |
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