ethnobotany

English

Etymology

ethno- +‎ botany

Noun

ethnobotany (usually uncountable, plural ethnobotanies)

1. (botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
2. (pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.

Translations

scientific study

• Finnish: etnobotaniikka
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• German: Ethnobotanik f