botany
Study of flora
Botany is the scientific study of plants—their structure, growth, reproduction, diseases, and classification.
A university's botany department researches plant biology.
By extension, the botany of a region refers to its plant life collectively: the botany of the Amazon basin.
The adjective is botanical: botanical gardens, botanical illustration.
Light-harvesting cell structure
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- cell-wallRigid plant cell boundary
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
plastid · mitochondria · meristem · vascular · xylem · phloem · epidermis · cortex
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
liverworts · hornworts · cycads · conifers · monocots · dicots · non-vascular · epiphytes
Systematic grouping by traits
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
genus · family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial
Underground nutrient absorbers
- stemsPlant's main axes
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
petals · sepals · stamen · pistil · ovary · anther · pollen · fruit
Seed's initial growth phase
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- auxinsPlant growth hormones
- turgorCellular fluid pressure
- rootingActively cheering someone on
propagation · dormancy · tropism · etiolation · senescence · abscission · translocation · respiration
Scientific study of trees
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
- phenologyStudy of seasonal cycles
- mycologyScientific study of fungi
Having healing properties
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- chamomileSoothing herbal infusion plant
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- echinaceaImmune-support plant extract
ginseng · valerian · peppermint · herbalism · tincture · infusion · decoction · poultice
Organism's natural environment
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
parasitism · succession · endemic · native · invasive · adaptation · coevolution · herbivory
chloroplast
Light-harvesting cell structure
cellulose · plastid · mitochondria · meristem · vascular · xylem · phloem · epidermis · cortex · pith
angiosperms
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
algae · liverworts · hornworts · cycads · conifers · monocots · dicots · non-vascular · epiphytes · succulents
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
species · genus · family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial · cladistics
roots
Underground nutrient absorbers
seeds · petals · sepals · stamen · pistil · ovary · anther · pollen · fruit · cone
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- auxinsPlant growth hormones
- turgorCellular fluid pressure
rooting · propagation · dormancy · tropism · etiolation · senescence · abscission · translocation · respiration · transpiration
dendrology
Scientific study of trees
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
- phenologyStudy of seasonal cycles
- mycologyScientific study of fungi
medicinal
Having healing properties
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- chamomileSoothing herbal infusion plant
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
echinacea · ginseng · valerian · peppermint · herbalism · tincture · infusion · decoction · poultice · salve
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · parasitism · succession · endemic · native · invasive · adaptation · coevolution · herbivory · colonization
- Greek scienceAristotle, Archimedes, Euclid, Ptolemy, Hippocrates
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- field sciencefield research, ecology, geology, biology, zoology
- Victorian scholarshipphilology, classics, natural history, antiquarianism, classical studies
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- fields of studyart, music, mathematics, history, biology
botanyzoology
Study of fauna
animal biology · entomology · ornithology · ichthyology · mammalogy
- botanical gardenCultivated collection of labeled flora
- botanic gardenCultivated collection for study
- botanical printArtwork depicting plant specimens
- botanical drawingsScientific depictions of flora
- Botany BayNew South Wales inlet
- botanical artArtistic plant documentation
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