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Botanical

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. Botanically, Botanic garden, a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany. Botanic physician, a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots.

Origin: cf. F. Botanique. See botany.


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... BusseWR, Goldberg A, et al. editors. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Austin, Texas: American Botanical Society; 1998. 133. Kucera LS, Cohen RA, Herrmann EC. Antiviral activities of extracts of the lemon balm plant. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1965;130(1):474-82. ...

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GIS & Remote Sensing in botany

Do you have some good electronic articles about applications of RS and GIS in botanical research? Would appreciate any links

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by SU_reptile
Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:12 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
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climber identification

great botanical souls, please help me identify this climber. i have attached photos. the plant has alternate leaves with each node containing a leaf, a tendril, and sometimes one or more adventitious roots. the leaves are dark ...

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Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:58 am
 
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by 45561
Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:32 pm
 
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A Monkey's Uncle

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