phytology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of biology that studies plants
    botany.

WordNet

Phy*tol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Phyto- + -logy: cf. F. phytologie.
Definitions
  1. The science of plants; a description of the kinds and properties of plants; botany. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913