However, botany is the study of all types of general plants, while dendrology studies only woody plants.

In 1844 he travelled to the United Kingdom to studied botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

He was a professor of botany at the University of Edinburgh and keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

In botany, a neophyte is a plant species which is non native to a geographical region, and was introduced in recent history.

He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practiced medicine and devoted much of his time to botany and natural history.

In April 1770, Endeavour became the first ship to reach the east coast of Australia, when Cook went ashore at what is now known as Botany Bay.

He was primarily known as a chemist and discoverer of the chemical element ruthenium, but also as one of the first scientists who applied quantitative methods in botany.

Fruits In terms of food (rather than botany), fruits are the sweet tasting seed bearing parts of plants, or occasionally sweet parts of plants which do not bear seeds.

These organizations must provide for the enlightenment and entertainment of the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement or preservation of art, music, theater, dance, zoology, botany, natural history or cultural history.

The post also included special thanks to the members of the jury, which include prominent academics from the areas of botany, zoology, geography, ecology and astrophysics, as well as members with experience in natural photography.