单词 | ethnobotany |
释义 | ethnobotany orig. U.S.|ɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ| [f. Gr. ἔθνο-ς nation + botany.] The traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants; the scientific study or description of such knowledge and customs. Hence ˌethnoboˈtanical a., ethnoˈbotanist.
1896J. W. Harshberger in Bot. Gaz. XXI. 146 The study of ethno-botany aids in elucidating the cultural position of the tribes who used the plants for food, shelter or clothing. 1899Smithsonian Rep. 65 Dr. Walter Hough was detailed to carry on ethno-botanical researches in Mexico. 1934N. & Q. CLXVII. 129/1 The importance of ethno-botany has long been understood by systematic anthropologists. Ibid., An ethno-botanical note on Datura Metel. 1934Webster, Ethnobotanist. 1955Times 3 Aug. 7/4 Its distinguished American ethnobotanist. |

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