The botanical term had a long etymological journey before reaching our language. The Greek word “botané”, which can be translated as “plant”, was derived from “botanikós”. So, in Medieval Latin, it became “botanicus”.
Botany is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of plants. Also known as phytology, botany is part of biology and is centered on the description, classification and analysis of all plant characteristics.
Botany feeds on knowledge of physiology, cytology, phytography, histology, ecology and other specialties, always linked to plants. This allows you to cover all aspects of vegetables.
It is possible to differentiate between pure botany (which seeks to expand existing knowledge about nature) and applied botany (which aims to produce useful information for the development of technology). Having data of interest about plants allows, in turn, to broaden the scope of many sciences: this is why botany is a matter of interest to engineers, pharmacists and other professionals.
It should be noted that plants allow for obtaining food, producing medicines, developing textile fibers and generating energy , for example. Botany is thus an essential discipline for the progress of humanity.
The concept of botany (or its male version, botanical) allows, in turn, to construct different expressions: botanical garden (a surface that is destined to the cultivation of plants), botanical geography (a branch of geography focused on the distribution of plants on the planet) , etc.
List of Acronyms Related to Botany
