As nouns the difference between taxonomy and botany
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while botany is the scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
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.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See 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
* ontology
botany
Noun
(uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
(countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
Synonyms
*
Derived terms
* botanically
* botanist
* botanize
* Botany Bay
Related terms
* botanical