ethnobotany
noun
eth·no·bot·a·ny
ˌeth-nō-ˈbä-tə-nē 
-ˈbät-nē
: the plant lore of indigenous cultures
also
: the systematic study of such lore
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Indigenous Peoples Day at Eaton Canyon Take a free ethnobotany walk through Eaton Canyon today from 6 to 7 p.m. as part of the nature center’s slate of events for Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Just as traditional Indigenous ethnobotany is leading to lifesaving drugs today, scientific testing of the ancient and medieval claims could lead to discoveries of new therapeutic plants.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
Rethink your relationship with plants in Altadena Get to know the greenery that grows in L.A. on an ecology walk with Paige Emery, an artist and herbalist whose work is informed by critical ecology, ethnobotany and ecopsychology.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The Western garden and most of the ethnobotany areas handled the deluges well, with minimal damage.
—Wes Janssen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
What led you to include ethnobotany and botany in your artwork?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
Maria studies ethnobotany—the relationship between people and plants—and has been working in the rainforests of Ecuador for more than 25 years, including projects on oil exploration in the Amazon and organic coffee production in the Galápagos.
—National Geographic, 29 Nov. 2019
At Brown's Sacramento office, bookshelves sag under the weight of volumes covering an array of topics a hundred miles wide: money, food, sports, Islam, ethnobotany.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 7 Sep. 2017
For the first time, classes in human anatomy, microbiology and ethnobotany will be offered this fall to attract more students interested in pursuing careers as dentists, pharmacists, and medical doctors.
—Eric Stirgus, ajc, 14 Aug. 2017
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Just as traditional Indigenous ethnobotany is leading to lifesaving drugs today, scientific testing of the ancient and medieval claims could lead to discoveries of new therapeutic plants.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
Rethink your relationship with plants in Altadena Get to know the greenery that grows in L.A. on an ecology walk with Paige Emery, an artist and herbalist whose work is informed by critical ecology, ethnobotany and ecopsychology.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The Western garden and most of the ethnobotany areas handled the deluges well, with minimal damage.
—Wes Janssen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
What led you to include ethnobotany and botany in your artwork?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
Maria studies ethnobotany—the relationship between people and plants—and has been working in the rainforests of Ecuador for more than 25 years, including projects on oil exploration in the Amazon and organic coffee production in the Galápagos.
—National Geographic, 29 Nov. 2019
At Brown's Sacramento office, bookshelves sag under the weight of volumes covering an array of topics a hundred miles wide: money, food, sports, Islam, ethnobotany.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 7 Sep. 2017
For the first time, classes in human anatomy, microbiology and ethnobotany will be offered this fall to attract more students interested in pursuing careers as dentists, pharmacists, and medical doctors.
—Eric Stirgus, ajc, 14 Aug. 2017
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“Ethnobotany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnobotany. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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