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What is botany?
What is botany?
Botany is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.
What is the origin of the term 'botany'?
What is the origin of the term 'botany'?
The term 'botany' comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning 'pasture', 'herbs', 'grass', or 'fodder'.
What other organisms do botanists traditionally study?
What other organisms do botanists traditionally study?
Botanists traditionally study fungi and algae.
How many species of land plants do botanists study?
How many species of land plants do botanists study?
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What did botany originally evolve from?
What did botany originally evolve from?
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