Botanology vs. Botany — What's the Difference?

(obsolete) The science of botany.

Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.

The science of botany.

The science or study of plants.

A book or scholarly work on this subject.

The plant life of a particular area

The characteristic features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group.

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

The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

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

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

The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See Plant.

A book which treats of the science of botany.

The branch of biology that studies plants