Definition of agrostology in English:
agrostology
noun ˌaɡrəˈstɒlədʒiˌaɡrəˈstäləjē
mass nounThe branch of botany concerned with grasses.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence, an agrostology project was thought to be a highly important option for the state.
- Chase, Mary Agnes Meara, American botanist, widely regarded as an expert in agrostology, the study of grasses.
- Her agrostology course at CSU was widely acclaimed and she was friends with Agnes Chase, the famous illustrator for A. S. Hitchcock's Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
- Agrostology is dedicated to the detailed study of the economically most important group of plants -- the grasses.
- The first stumbling block for most students is the specialized terminology of agrostology.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek agrōstis (denoting a kind of grass) + -logy.