ethnobotany

[ eth-noh-bot-n-ee ]

noun

1. the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
2. Anthropology. the systematic study of such lore and customs.

ethnobotany

/ ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ /

noun

1. the branch of botany concerned with the use of plants in folklore, religion, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌethnoˈbotanist, noun

Other Words From

• eth·no·bo·tan·ic [eth-noh-b, uh, -, tan, -ik], ethno·bo·tani·cal adjective
• ethno·bota·nist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnobotany¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; ethno- + botany