agrostology

noun

ag·​ros·​tol·​o·​gy

ˌa-grə-ˈstä-lə-jē,

ˌa-ˌgrä-,

ə-ˌgrä-

plural -es

: the branch of systematic botany that deals with the grasses

Word History

Etymology

Greek agrōstis + English -o- + -logy

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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