botanyn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtəni/,

/ˈbɒtn̩i/, U.S.

/ˈbɑtn̩i/

Forms: 1600s botanie, 1700s botanny, 1700s– botany.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek βοτάνη , -y suffix³.

Etymology: < ancient Greek βοτάνη plant (see botano- comb. form) + -y suffix³. Compare post-classical Latin botania (1669 or earlier). Compare botanic adj., botanics n., and earlier botanical adj.In the compounds Botany wool n. at Compounds and Botany yarn n. at Compounds < the name of Botany Bay (see Botany Bay n.), where the wool for these products was produced. For the usual noun in French and German see note at botanics n.

a. The branch of science concerned with the study of plants, esp. as observed in the field, and in their taxonomic, morphological, anatomical, and ecological aspects. economic, fossil, structural botany, etc.: see the first element. See also geobotany n., palaeobotany n., etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > botany > [noun]

herbarism1597

botany1647

botanics1658

botanology1658

phytology1658

herbalism1664

botanomy1716

botanism1725

plant science1846

wort-cunning1864

1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs 67 His four hand-maids are Philosophie, Astronomie, Anatomie, and Botanie or skill of simples.

1696 J. Ray in J. Ray et al. Philos. Lett. (1718) 290 The great difficulties the lovers of Botanie are forced to encounter.

1774 J. Fothergill Let. 4 Apr. in Chain of Friendship (1971) 409 A proprietor but little trained in botany, but burning with a love of plant life.

1811 R. Brown in Trans. Linn. Soc. 10 15 The Linnæan system of botany..has..laid a more solid foundation for the establishment of a natural arrangement.

1855 H. Watson Let. 13 Aug. in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 405 Taking J. D. Hooker & Jordan as representative men for the opposite factions in botany,—‘lumpers & splitters,’ the former would reduce the species of Vascular plants to three score thousand.

1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. Introd. 1 The two Biological Sciences..Zoology and Botany.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) vii. 105 She had been leading the children in botany expeditions through the scrub.

1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo (1989) 77 There was a Botany year but I couldn't make head nor tail of it.

2007 Independent 27 Nov. 10/2 The explosion in diversity of the flowering plants was often referred to as the Big Bang of botany.

b. The plants or flora of a specified locality or area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > flora

botany1717

flora1778

florula1847

wild life1879

florule1895

1717 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Lives French, Ital., & German Philosophers 126 One makes the best use of it [sc. curiosity] when one applies ones self chiefly to study the Botany of ones own Country.

1789 T. Jefferson Let. 24 Mar. in Papers (1958) XIV. 699 The botany of America is far from being exhausted.

1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 38 The geology as well as the botany of the Pyrenees ought to repay all the patience..of the enthusiasts in those sciences.

1845 J. D. Hooker Let. 23 Mar. in C. Darwin Corr. (1987) III. 163 From what I know of the Botany of these regions I incline decidedly to the migration principle, the number of dispersed species being very great.

1886 P. Robinson Valley Teetotum Trees 121 The prodigious luxuriance and profligacy of the botany of the tropics.

1922 Science 22 Mar. 307/1 Very large and complete collections of the botany of the islands were secured by Mr. Johnston.

1979 Castanea 44 191 All persons interested in the botany of the Southern Appalachian Mountains are invited to join the club and receive the journal.

2010 E. F. Shores On Harper's Trail xiv. 202 McDaniel was intensely interested in the botany of the southern coastal plain.

c. A work on the subject of botany.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > botany > [noun] > book or treatise on plants

herbal1526

botany1774

1774 L. Carter Diary 27 June (1965) II. 836 He gave me several Clips; at last I advised him to read Delianeus botany.

1836 Central Criminal Court: Minutes of Evid. 3 258 I took Lindley's Botany there, and sold it for 7s.

1880 Bot. Gaz. 5 97 We have Gray's, Wood's, Youman's, etc., almost every publishing house being represented by a botany.

1904 St. Nicholas July 844/2 You will find further descriptions of this little plant in the botany under the name dwarf Canadian primrose.

1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 578/3 P. bifida (Cleft Phlox) and P. kelseyi (Kelsey Phlox) are given in botaniesas similar species.

1986 N. Crook & D. Guiton Shelley's Venomed Melody ix. 138 It is a waste of time to comb botanies for plants with chequered stalks.

2015 K. L. Lodwick Educating Women of Hainan 34 My big gray Gray's Botany wouldn't come amiss.

d. The botanical characteristics and attributes of a particular plant, taxon, etc.

ΚΠ

1873 Pop. Sci. May 113/2 The botany of land-plants is not included.

1930 Science 10 Jan. 29/2 The botany of the orchid has been Professor Ames's life study.

1982 L. Wallach in O. Davies Omni Bk. of Paranormal & Mind v. xxvii. 302 He..probably knows more about the botany of Hevea, the rubber plant, than any other man alive.

2006 L. Gilder Age of Entanglement iv. 41 As a sideline to physics, he would specialize in the botany of cacti.

2. Short for Botany wool n., Botany yarn n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place

Shetland1783

picklock1794

ostrich wool1812

gansey1822

Botany wool1834

botany1864

Shetland floss1877

Kalmuck1940

1864 Bradford Observer 23 June 5/6 Low English noils, fine botanies,..and even the long-neglected Icelandic noils have..become scarce.

1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted vi. 116 When the material is very short Botany, the advantage is not so great... It is confined to commission combers and Botany spinners.

1900 Daily News 16 Oct. 2/6 In the botany trade it is difficult for spinners to obtain orders.

1929 Economist 20 Apr. 891/2 Botanies are cheap,..but demand is very restricted and spinners are constantly faced with the problem of keeping machinery employed.

1984 J. G. Cook Handbk. Textile Fibres (ed. 5) 96 Worsteds made from merino wool are described as botany worsteds.

Compounds

With reference to Botany Bay: see note in etymology. Cf. sense 2.

Botany wool n. (a variety of) fine wool produced from merino sheep (originally as shipped from the region of Botany Bay, New South Wales).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place

Shetland1783

picklock1794

ostrich wool1812

gansey1822

Botany wool1834

botany1864

Shetland floss1877

Kalmuck1940

1834 Bradford Observer 17 Apr. 85/2 Wool is a little lower, but the reduction is on sorts which are never much sought after—viz., Spanish and Botany Wools.

1883 Times 27 Aug. 9/5 English & Botany wools are in fair request.

1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 698/1 Hose..Botany Wool, in Black, Grey, Tan, Nigger, Putty, Beige, Nude.

1998 G. O'Hara Callan Dict. Fashion & Fashion Designers 41/1 In the 19th century botany wool was made up into outer garments but during the 20th century its use was mainly limited to sweaters.

Botany yarn n. yarn made from Botany wool.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > from specific place

Shetland1790

Botany yarn1848

Saxony1910

1848 Bradford Observer 2 Nov. 4/4 In fine Botany yarns, the difference if any [sc. in the market compared with early October] is in favour of the buyer.

1882 Daily News 4 Mar. A fair business is doing in botany yarns.

1958 Chambers Techn. Dict. (ed. 3) 104 Botany twill (Worsted), a twilled cloth manufactured from Botany yarns; generally made in the grey state and piece-dyed.

2008 E. Knight Simple Knits for Cherished Babies 92 50g balls fine wool, e.g. Rowan true 4 ply botany yarn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	botany
释义	botanyn. Brit. /ˈbɒtəni/, /ˈbɒtn̩i/, U.S. /ˈbɑtn̩i/ Forms: 1600s botanie, 1700s botanny, 1700s– botany. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek βοτάνη , -y suffix³. Etymology: < ancient Greek βοτάνη plant (see botano- comb. form) + -y suffix³. Compare post-classical Latin botania (1669 or earlier). Compare botanic adj., botanics n., and earlier botanical adj.In the compounds Botany wool n. at Compounds and Botany yarn n. at Compounds < the name of Botany Bay (see Botany Bay n.), where the wool for these products was produced. For the usual noun in French and German see note at botanics n. 1. a. The branch of science concerned with the study of plants, esp. as observed in the field, and in their taxonomic, morphological, anatomical, and ecological aspects. economic, fossil, structural botany, etc.: see the first element. See also geobotany n., palaeobotany n., etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > botany > [noun] herbarism1597 botany1647 botanics1658 botanology1658 phytology1658 herbalism1664 botanomy1716 botanism1725 plant science1846 wort-cunning1864 1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs 67 His four hand-maids are Philosophie, Astronomie, Anatomie, and Botanie or skill of simples. 1696 J. Ray in J. Ray et al. Philos. Lett. (1718) 290 The great difficulties the lovers of Botanie are forced to encounter. 1774 J. Fothergill Let. 4 Apr. in Chain of Friendship (1971) 409 A proprietor but little trained in botany, but burning with a love of plant life. 1811 R. Brown in Trans. Linn. Soc. 10 15 The Linnæan system of botany..has..laid a more solid foundation for the establishment of a natural arrangement. 1855 H. Watson Let. 13 Aug. in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 405 Taking J. D. Hooker & Jordan as representative men for the opposite factions in botany,—‘lumpers & splitters,’ the former would reduce the species of Vascular plants to three score thousand. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. Introd. 1 The two Biological Sciences..Zoology and Botany. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) vii. 105 She had been leading the children in botany expeditions through the scrub. 1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo (1989) 77 There was a Botany year but I couldn't make head nor tail of it. 2007 Independent 27 Nov. 10/2 The explosion in diversity of the flowering plants was often referred to as the Big Bang of botany. b. The plants or flora of a specified locality or area. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > flora botany1717 flora1778 florula1847 wild life1879 florule1895 1717 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Lives French, Ital., & German Philosophers 126 One makes the best use of it [sc. curiosity] when one applies ones self chiefly to study the Botany of ones own Country. 1789 T. Jefferson Let. 24 Mar. in Papers (1958) XIV. 699 The botany of America is far from being exhausted. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 38 The geology as well as the botany of the Pyrenees ought to repay all the patience..of the enthusiasts in those sciences. 1845 J. D. Hooker Let. 23 Mar. in C. Darwin Corr. (1987) III. 163 From what I know of the Botany of these regions I incline decidedly to the migration principle, the number of dispersed species being very great. 1886 P. Robinson Valley Teetotum Trees 121 The prodigious luxuriance and profligacy of the botany of the tropics. 1922 Science 22 Mar. 307/1 Very large and complete collections of the botany of the islands were secured by Mr. Johnston. 1979 Castanea 44 191 All persons interested in the botany of the Southern Appalachian Mountains are invited to join the club and receive the journal. 2010 E. F. Shores On Harper's Trail xiv. 202 McDaniel was intensely interested in the botany of the southern coastal plain. c. A work on the subject of botany. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > botany > [noun] > book or treatise on plants herbal1526 botany1774 1774 L. Carter Diary 27 June (1965) II. 836 He gave me several Clips; at last I advised him to read Delianeus botany. 1836 Central Criminal Court: Minutes of Evid. 3 258 I took Lindley's Botany there, and sold it for 7s. 1880 Bot. Gaz. 5 97 We have Gray's, Wood's, Youman's, etc., almost every publishing house being represented by a botany. 1904 St. Nicholas July 844/2 You will find further descriptions of this little plant in the botany under the name dwarf Canadian primrose. 1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 578/3 P. bifida (Cleft Phlox) and P. kelseyi (Kelsey Phlox) are given in botaniesas similar species. 1986 N. Crook & D. Guiton Shelley's Venomed Melody ix. 138 It is a waste of time to comb botanies for plants with chequered stalks. 2015 K. L. Lodwick Educating Women of Hainan 34 My big gray Gray's Botany wouldn't come amiss. d. The botanical characteristics and attributes of a particular plant, taxon, etc. ΚΠ 1873 Pop. Sci. May 113/2 The botany of land-plants is not included. 1930 Science 10 Jan. 29/2 The botany of the orchid has been Professor Ames's life study. 1982 L. Wallach in O. Davies Omni Bk. of Paranormal & Mind v. xxvii. 302 He..probably knows more about the botany of Hevea, the rubber plant, than any other man alive. 2006 L. Gilder Age of Entanglement iv. 41 As a sideline to physics, he would specialize in the botany of cacti. 2. Short for Botany wool n., Botany yarn n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place Shetland1783 picklock1794 ostrich wool1812 gansey1822 Botany wool1834 botany1864 Shetland floss1877 Kalmuck1940 1864 Bradford Observer 23 June 5/6 Low English noils, fine botanies,..and even the long-neglected Icelandic noils have..become scarce. 1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted vi. 116 When the material is very short Botany, the advantage is not so great... It is confined to commission combers and Botany spinners. 1900 Daily News 16 Oct. 2/6 In the botany trade it is difficult for spinners to obtain orders. 1929 Economist 20 Apr. 891/2 Botanies are cheap,..but demand is very restricted and spinners are constantly faced with the problem of keeping machinery employed. 1984 J. G. Cook Handbk. Textile Fibres (ed. 5) 96 Worsteds made from merino wool are described as botany worsteds. Compounds With reference to Botany Bay: see note in etymology. Cf. sense 2. Botany wool n. (a variety of) fine wool produced from merino sheep (originally as shipped from the region of Botany Bay, New South Wales). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place Shetland1783 picklock1794 ostrich wool1812 gansey1822 Botany wool1834 botany1864 Shetland floss1877 Kalmuck1940 1834 Bradford Observer 17 Apr. 85/2 Wool is a little lower, but the reduction is on sorts which are never much sought after—viz., Spanish and Botany Wools. 1883 Times 27 Aug. 9/5 English & Botany wools are in fair request. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 698/1 Hose..Botany Wool, in Black, Grey, Tan, Nigger, Putty, Beige, Nude. 1998 G. O'Hara Callan Dict. Fashion & Fashion Designers 41/1 In the 19th century botany wool was made up into outer garments but during the 20th century its use was mainly limited to sweaters. Botany yarn n. yarn made from Botany wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > from specific place Shetland1790 Botany yarn1848 Saxony1910 1848 Bradford Observer 2 Nov. 4/4 In fine Botany yarns, the difference if any [sc. in the market compared with early October] is in favour of the buyer. 1882 Daily News 4 Mar. A fair business is doing in botany yarns. 1958 Chambers Techn. Dict. (ed. 3) 104 Botany twill (Worsted), a twilled cloth manufactured from Botany yarns; generally made in the grey state and piece-dyed. 2008 E. Knight Simple Knits for Cherished Babies 92 50g balls fine wool, e.g. Rowan true 4 ply botany yarn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1647
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