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botany

bot.a.ny \'ba:t-*n-e-, 'ba:t-ne-\ n [back-formation fr. botanical] 1: a 
   branch of biology dealing with plant life  2a: plant life  2b: 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 bota 
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