# botany

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ · frequency rank #17,560

## Definitions
1. A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.
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. A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.

## Etymology
First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic.

## Easily confused with
- **butane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botany-vs-butane)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bony-vs-botany)
- **bonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonny-vs-botany)
- **bogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogan-vs-botany)
- **Boland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boland-vs-botany)
- **Bethany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bethany-vs-botany)
- **botanic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botanic-vs-botany)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbotany`, `boatny`, `botanny`, `botanyy`, `botayn`, `botnay`, `bottany`, `btoany`, `obtany`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/botany