botano-, botan-

An adjective referring to ethnobotany.

An ethnologist who studies relationships between people from various cultures and their plant life.

1. The plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
2. The study of such lore and customs.
3. The systematic study of the interactions between a culture and the plants in its environment, particularly the group's knowledge about and use of such plants.
4. The study of the way plants are identified, classified, and used by various cultural groups.
5. The study of how human cultures utilize plants and plant products.

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A reference to the scientific study of the effects of various geological environments on plants: Jane discovered some geobotanical articles at the library that she could use for her botany class at school.

In geology, the visual study of plant life to discover ore: Geobotanical prospecting includes distribution and morphology to determine the possible presence of ore deposits, climatic conditions, soil composition, etc.

Someone who studies the geographic distribution of plants: Mr. Tree was a geobotanist who loved studying plants in comparison to their geological environments.

The study of the geographic distribution of plants: Geobotany deals with plants in relation to geography, ecology, and their geologic habitat.

A major division of plant science which is concerned with all aspects of the spatial distribution of vegetation: Geographical botany, plant geography, and phytogeography all involve the study of the spatial distributions of plant life and of the environmental relationships which may influence these distributions.

Plant geography has emphasized the mapping of such regions and the interpretation of the terms of environmental (ecological) influences.

The areas of phytogeography and zoogeography do not necessarily exist together in the same place, because there are barriers and factors that affect their growth and arrangements which are often different for plants and for animals.