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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Dendrologie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɛndʁoloˈɡiː

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dendrology/dɛnˈdrɒlədʒi/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Dendrologie beschäftigt sich mit der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung von Bäumen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The scientific study of trees and other woody plants.

    "Her university course in dendrology involved extensive field trips to identify various species of oak and pine."
  2. 2

    The branch of botany that specifically focuses on the taxonomy and characteristics of trees.

    "He published a comprehensive manual on dendrology, detailing the bark, leaf, and fruit structures of temperate forests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'dendron' meaning 'tree' and '-logia' meaning 'branch of learning' or 'study of'. It entered the English scientific lexicon in the mid-19th century to formally categorize the botanical study and identification of woody plants.

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