different between botany vs agriculture

English

Etymology

First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?t?ni/, /?b?tni/, /-?/

Noun

botany (countable and uncountable, plural botanies)

1. (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
2. The plant life of a geographical area; flora.

3. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
4. (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.

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• wortlore

English

Wikiversity

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agricultura, from ager (“field”) + cultura (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?lt??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?lt??/

Noun

agriculture (plural agricultures)

1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

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French

Etymology

From agri- +? culture, or borrowed from Latin agricultura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.??i.kyl.ty?/

Noun

agriculture f (plural agricultures)

1. agriculture

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Further reading

• “agriculture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• agriculteur

Middle French

Noun

agriculture f (uncountable)

1. agriculture