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Definition of Ethnobotany

1. [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Ethnobotany

1. The plant lore and agricultural customs of a people. In the field of medicine, the emphasis is on traditional medicine and the existence and medicinal uses of plants and their constituents, both historically and in modern times. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnobotany

Literary usage of Ethnobotany

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Early Civilization: An Introduction to Anthropology by Alexander Goldenweiser (1922)
"'This brief sketch is based on the meritorious contribution of John P. Harrington and others, "ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians," Bureau of American ..."

2. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"Plant taxonomic systems and ethnobotany of three contemporary lndian groups of the Pacific Northwest (Haida, Bella Coola, and Lillooet). ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1898)
"ethnobotany is a word which marks the entrance of botany into the field of ... Collectors of plants can do much to advance ethnobotany by securing also the ..."

4. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"ethnobotany of the Western Tarahumara. I. Notes on Agave. Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard ... Botany, ethnobotany and chemistry of Datura lanosa (Sola- ..."

5. Riches of the Forest: Fruits, Remedies and Handicrafts in Latin America by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley, Alfredo Celso Fantini (2004)
"Balee, W. 1994 Footprints of the forest: Ka'apor ethnobotany. ... Cunningham, AB 2001 Applied ethnobotany: People, plant use and conservation. ..."

6. Sustainable Agriculture Directory of Expertiseby Cynthia Arnold, Betty Blomberg, Ellen Clough, Jim Lukens by Cynthia Arnold, Betty Blomberg, Ellen Clough, Jim Lukens (1997)
"ploited crops, nontimber forest products, ethnobotany Primary crop and livestock enterprises: forestry, agroforestry, solanaceous, roots/tubers, ..."

7. Early Civilization: An Introduction to Anthropology by Alexander Goldenweiser (1922)
"'This brief sketch is based on the meritorious contribution of John P. Harrington and others, "ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians," Bureau of American ..."

8. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"Plant taxonomic systems and ethnobotany of three contemporary lndian groups of the Pacific Northwest (Haida, Bella Coola, and Lillooet). ..."

9. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1898)
"ethnobotany is a word which marks the entrance of botany into the field of ... Collectors of plants can do much to advance ethnobotany by securing also the ..."

10. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"ethnobotany of the Western Tarahumara. I. Notes on Agave. Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard ... Botany, ethnobotany and chemistry of Datura lanosa (Sola- ..."

11. Riches of the Forest: Fruits, Remedies and Handicrafts in Latin America by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley, Alfredo Celso Fantini (2004)
"Balee, W. 1994 Footprints of the forest: Ka'apor ethnobotany. ... Cunningham, AB 2001 Applied ethnobotany: People, plant use and conservation. ..."

12. Sustainable Agriculture Directory of Expertiseby Cynthia Arnold, Betty Blomberg, Ellen Clough, Jim Lukens by Cynthia Arnold, Betty Blomberg, Ellen Clough, Jim Lukens (1997)
"ploited crops, nontimber forest products, ethnobotany Primary crop and livestock enterprises: forestry, agroforestry, solanaceous, roots/tubers, ..."

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