Question

define botany and father of botany​

Answer 1

Explanation:

the scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants.

father of botany is Theophrastus

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Answer 2

ANSWER :-

Botany is defined as the branch of biology that deals with the studies and research related to plants. Theophrastus (370 to 285 B.C.) is known as the father of botany.

Extra Information-

• The word "botany" has its origin from the Greek word "Botane" which means "herb".
• The Greek word "Botane" has its immediate origin form another Greek  word "Boskein" which means "grazing".

• Theophrastus was a Greek botanist.
• Theophrastus was a student of Aristotle.
• Theophrastus was the first to describe about 500 plants that were of nutritional and medicinal value along with other economic uses by the help of some morphological characters.
• Theophrastus described the plants especially on the basis of habit- herbs, shrubs, trees, anuuals, biennals and perennials in his historic book, 'Historia Plantarum'.