| 单词 |
botano- |
| 释义 |
botano-
repr. Gr. βοτανο-, combining form of βοτάνη plant; cf. botanic, botany. Hence in 17th c. were formed many short-lived compounds in imitation of those of astro-. † botaˈnographer, † botaˈnographist, one who describes plants. † botaˈnography, the (or a) description of plants. † botaˈnologer, a botanist. † botanoˈlogical a., relating to botany. † botaˈnology, botany. ˈbotanoˌmancy (incorrectly † ˈbotomancy), divination by plants. † botaˈnomical a. [wrongly formed, cf. astronomical], botanical. † boˈtanomy, botany.
1682Weekly Mem. 271 Collected out of all writers, as well..*Botanographers and physicians as Lexicographers.
1662Fuller Worthies (1840) II. 496 Doctor Bowle, my worthy friend, and most skilful *botonographist.
1731Zollman in Phil. Trans. XXXVII. 219 We still want a *Botanography, or Description of the Plants.
1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus i. 102 The wisedom of that eminent *Botanologer [Solomon].
Ibid. iv. 175 The Tree..which stricter *Botanology will hardly allow to be Camphire. 1755Johnson Dict., Botanology.
1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God 294 Divination..by Hearbes, *Botonomancy. 1640E. Chilmead tr. Ferrand's Love Melanch. 176 Botanomancy..is done by the noise or crackling that knee holme, box, or bay leaues make when they are crushed betwixt one's hands or cast into the fire.
1653Urquhart Rabelais iii. xxv, To have the truth of the matter..disclosed unto you by *botomancy. 1861W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 442 Botanomancy.
1656Blount Glossogr., Botomical or rather *Botanomical, pertaining to hearbs. 1716M. Davies Ath. Brit. iii. 37 Chiron..cultivated Botanomy. |
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