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The branch of biology that studies plants
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phytology
Word definitions for phytology in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phytology \Phy*tol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + -logy: cf. F. phytologie.] The science of plants; a description of the kinds and properties of plants; botany. --Sir T. Browne.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: botany ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) the study of plants; botany
Usage examples of phytology.
Many readers who may be more or less familiar with certain species or even families of plants, will hardly have prepared themselves for a view of the phytology of a quarter of the globe, such as is given in outline in the interesting work now before us.