Botany — Bot a*ny, n.; pl. {Botanies}. [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Physiological — Phys i*o*log ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the functions of living organism; as, physiological botany or chemistry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botany — (Roget s Thesaurus) >The science of plants. < N PARAG:Botany >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 botany botany Sgm: N 1 physiological botany physiological botany structural botany systematic botany Sgm: N 1 phytography phytography phytology phytotomy… … English dictionary for students
botany — /bot n ee/, n., pl. botanies. 1. the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life. 2. the plant life of a region: the botany of Alaska. 3. the biology of a plant or plant group: the botany of deciduous trees. 4. (sometimes… … Universalium
Botany — Botanist redirects here. A botanist is a person engaged in botany. Plant biology redirects here. For the journal, see Functional Plant Biology. For other uses, see Botany (disambiguation) and Botanic (disambiguation). Pinguicula grandiflora… … Wikipedia
Physiological and molecular wheat breeding — Plant Breeding is art and science of improving the heredity of plants for benefit of mankind. In Evolutionary concept, plant breeding is merely a continuation of the natural evolution of the crop species, changing its course of direction in the… … Wikipedia
Structural Botany — Botany Bot a*ny, n.; pl. {Botanies}. [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Systematic Botany — Botany Bot a*ny, n.; pl. {Botanies}. [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crown (botany) — Tree crown The crown of a plant refers to the totality of the plant s aboveground parts, including stems, leaves, and reproductive structures. A plant canopy consists of one or more plant crowns growing in a given area. The crown of a woody pl … Wikipedia
Climacteric (botany) — The climacteric is a stage of fruit ripening associated with ethylene production and cell respiration rise.[1][2] Apples, bananas, melons, apricots, tomatoes (among others) are climacteric fruit. Citrus, grapes, strawberries are non climacteric… … Wikipedia
