Taxonomy vs Botanical - What's the difference?
taxonomy | botanical |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
Something derived from a , especially herbal, source
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and botanical
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while botanical is something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source.As an adjective botanical is
of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologybotanical
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Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* botanicallyNoun
(en noun)citation