Both Uses of
botany
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- A tin box for botanical specimens hung over his shoulder and he carried a green butterfly-net in one of his hands.†
Chpt 7 *
- And yet, if it were not for the loss of the charming companionship of the boys, I could rejoice over my own misfortune, for, with my strong tastes for botany and zoology, I find an unlimited field of work here, and my sister is as devoted to Nature as I am.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(botany) the branch of biology that studies plants; or all the plant life in a particular region or period