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单词 ethnobotany
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ethnobotany

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eth·no·bot·a·ny

E0229200 (ĕth′nō-bŏt′n-ē)n.1. The branch of ethnobiology that studies the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.2. The study of such lore and customs.
eth′no·bo·tan′i·cal (-bə-tăn′ĭ-kəl) adj.eth′no·bo·tan′i·cal·ly adv.eth′no·bot′a·nist n.

ethnobotany

(ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ) n (Botany) the branch of botany concerned with the use of plants in folklore, religion, etc ˌethnoˈbotanist n

eth•no•bot•a•ny

(ˌɛθ noʊˈbɒt n i)

n. 1. the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people. 2. the systematic study of such lore and customs. [1885–90, Amer.] eth`no•bo•tan′ic (-bəˈtæn ɪk) eth`no•bo•tan′i•cal, adj. eth`no•bot′a•nist, n.

ethnobotany

a specialty in botany that studies the lore and uses of plants as illustrative of the customs of a (usually primitive) society. — ethnobotanist, n.ethnobotanic, ethnobotanical, adj.See also: Botany
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ethnobotany

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ethnobotany

[¦eth·nō′bät·ən·ē] (anthropology) The study of how cultures utilize plants and plant products.

ethnobotany

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ethnobotany

Herbal medicine
The field of alternative healthcare that formally studies the relationship between plants and a population, in particular the medicinal use of plants by an ethnic group. The ethonobotanical approach to drug discovery is more efficient than random searches for plant-derived agents of therapeutic interest; drugs so discovered include aspirin (Filipendula ulmaria), codeine (Papaver somniferum), ipecac (Psychotria ipecacuanha), pilocarpine (Pilocarpus jaborandi), reserpin (Rauvolfia serpentina), theophylline (Camelia sinensis) and vinblastine (Cantharanthus roseus).

eth·no·bot·a·ny

(ethnō-botă-nē ) A study of the role of plants in the life of early humankind.
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