/ Dictionary / Index B botany: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bot•a•ny Pronunciation: (bot'n-ē), [key] — pl. -nies. the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life. the plant life of a region: the botany of Alaska. the biology of a plant or plant group: the botany of deciduous trees. (sometimes cap.) See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: botany (Thesaurus) botanize Botany Bay Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language