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单词 ethnobotany
释义 ethnobotany orig. U.S.|ɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ|
[f. Gr. ἔθνο-ς nation + botany.]
The traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants; the scientific study or description of such knowledge and customs. Hence ˌethnoboˈtanical a., ethnoˈbotanist.
1896J. W. Harshberger in Bot. Gaz. XXI. 146 The study of ethno-botany aids in elucidating the cultural position of the tribes who used the plants for food, shelter or clothing.1899Smithsonian Rep. 65 Dr. Walter Hough was detailed to carry on ethno-botanical researches in Mexico.1934N. & Q. CLXVII. 129/1 The importance of ethno-botany has long been understood by systematic anthropologists.Ibid., An ethno-botanical note on Datura Metel.1934Webster, Ethnobotanist.1955Times 3 Aug. 7/4 Its distinguished American ethnobotanist.
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