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Pronunciation / Transliteration: botanique
"Elle étudie la botanique à l'université."
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The scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance.
"She is a professor of botany at the university."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from French botanique, or via modern Latin botanica from Greek botānē 'herb, grass'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "botany" is said worldwide
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botanique
Transliteration: botanique
"Elle étudie la botanique à l'université."
Botanik
Transliteration: Botanik
"Er interessiert sich sehr für die Botanik."
botanica
Transliteration: botanica
"Ha scritto un libro importante sulla botanica."
botánica
Transliteration: botánica
"El jardín botánico es famoso por sus especies raras."
botânica
Transliteration: botânica
"A botânica é um ramo fascinante da biologia."
वनस्पति विज्ञान
Transliteration: vanaspati vigyan
"उसने वनस्पति विज्ञान में अपनी डिग्री पूरी की।"
植物学
Transliteration: zhíwùxué
"他对植物学有着浓厚的研究兴趣。"
식물학
Transliteration: singmulhak
"그녀는 대학에서 식물학을 전공했습니다."
植物学
Transliteration: shokubutsugaku
"彼は大学で植物学を専攻している。"
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