xenobotany

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noun

The study of alien plants.

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Meanings

nounxenobotany (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureThe study of alien plants.

    Terrell quipped to the new tactical officer, “He also holds doctorates in archaeology and xenobotany. So, if you get the urge to debate him about fossils or flowers . . . don't.”

    2012, David Mack, Star Trek: Vanguard: Storming Heaven
    1 more example

    An oddly lucid part of his stunned mind registered that these were the first fruiting bodies he'd seen. But this was hardly the time for exercising one of the specialties that had got him onto the intercept ship, xenobotany.

    2008, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, Slow Train to Arcturus

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
astrobotany

Origin

From xeno- + botany.

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Translations

Japanese 危険植物学
  • 危険植物学 (kikenshokubutsugaku)Translations
Polish astrobotanika
  • astrobotanikaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

xenobotany. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenobotany

MLA

“xenobotany.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenobotany. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenobotany,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenobotany.

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