ethnobotany
nounEtymology From ethno- + botany.
1
Biology, Botany, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology Usually The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
2
Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Usually The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.
- Derived terms
- ethnobotanist, palaeoethnobotany, palæoethnobotany, paleoethnobotany