Botany, also called plant science(s) or plant biology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who specializes in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning "pasture", "grass", or "fodder"; βοτάνη is in turn derived from βόσκειν (boskein), "to feed" or "to graze". Traditionally, botany has also included the study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively, with the study of these three groups of organisms remaining within the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress. Nowadays, botanists study approximately 400,000 species of living organisms of which some 260,000 species are vascular plants and about 248,000 are flowering plants. 

Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest branches of science. Medieval physic gardens, often attached to monasteries, contained plants of medical importance. They were forerunners of the first botanical gardens attached to universities, founded from the 1540s onwards. One of the earliest was the Padua botanical garden. These gardens facilitated the academic study of plants. Efforts to catalogue and describe their collections were the beginnings of plant taxonomy, and led in 1753 to the binomial system of Carl Linnaeus that remains in use to this day.
Does Botany have another name?
what?
anything else?
What is a botanist?
Where does the word botany come from?
What does it mean?
How did Botany orginate?
with what efforts?
to do what?
Does botany include fungi?
and what else?
how many living organisms do botanists study?
vascular plants?
how many?
Flowering plants?
how many?
what was discovered in the 1540s?
what was one of the earliest?
what did they facilitate?
were they catolouged?
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Botany, also called plant science(s) or plant biology
plant biology
Botany, also called plant science(s) or plant biology
plant science
Botany, also called plant science(s) or plant biology
a scientist who specializes in this field.
A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who specializes in this field.
the word botanē
The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē)
"pasture", "grass", or "fodder"
 the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning "pasture", "grass", or "fodder"
as herbalism
Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism
he efforts of early humans
Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, medicinal and poisonous plants
to identify and cultivate edible, medicinal and poisonous plants
 the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, medicinal and poisonous plants
yes
Traditionally, botany has also included the study of fungi
algae
 included the study of fungi and algae
400,000
Nowadays, botanists study approximately 400,000 species of living organisms
yes
260,000 species are vascular plants 
260,000
 260,000 species are vascular plants
yes
248,000 are flowering plants
248,000
248,000 are flowering plants
botanical gardens attached to universities
They were forerunners of the first botanical gardens attached to universities, founded from the 1540s
the Padua botanical garden
One of the earliest was the Padua botanical garden
the academic study of plants
These gardens facilitated the academic study of plants
yes
Efforts to catalogue and describe their collections 