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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > botany > ethnobotany
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > ethnobotany
Preferred Term:

ethnobotany

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
botany
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10107
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