botany

noun

1. 1

   The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.

2. 2

   The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

   “the botany of Greenland”

3. 3

   The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.

4. 4

   A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.