英语词汇botany的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	botany
词源	botany n. "the science of plants," 1690s, from botanic. The -y is from astronomy, etc. Botany Bay in Australia was named by Captain Cook (1770) on account of the great variety of plants found there; later it was a convict settlement (1778). Entries linking to botany botanic adj. "pertaining to the science or study of plants," 1650s, from French botanique (17c.) or directly from Medieval Latin botanicus, from Greek botanikos "of herbs," from botane "a plant, grass, pasture, fodder." The Greek words seems to have more to do with pasturage than plants; compare related botamia "pastures, meadows," boter "herdsman," boton "grazing beast." botanist n. "one who studies botany," 1680s; see botany + -ist. paleobotany n. "study of extinct or fossil plants," 1872, from paleo- + botany. updated on October 21, 2022
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botany n.