n, pl  -nies  1  :  a branch of biology dealing with plant life  2 a  :  plant life  b  :  the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group  3  :  a botanical treatise or study : esp  :  a particular system of botany .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  B-DNA  be·ta·ine  bi·o·tin  bou·ton 
 
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