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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. botany
  3. ethnobotany
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. botany
  3. ethnobotany

Preferred term

ethnobotany

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The study of plant lore and agricultural customs of a people. In the fields of ethnomedicine and ethnopharmacology, the emphasis is on traditional medicine and the existence and medicinal uses of plants and plant extracts and their constituents, both historically and in modern times.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10107

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