botanology

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Etymology

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Compare French botanologie.

Noun

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botanology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The science of botany.
    • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: [], 2nd edition, London: [] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, [], →OCLC:
      the Tree mentioned in the Canticle, which stricter Botanology will hardly allow to be Camphire.

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