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dendrology

/dɛnˈdrɑlədʒi/
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Dendrology is the scientific study of trees and other woody plants. If you have a passion for identifying and classifying shrubs, you may want to pursue a career in dendrology.

Dendrology is a branch of botany that focuses on naming and classifying woody plant species. This practice is important in the forestry industry, to determine the most useful and valuable trees; but dendrology is also useful to conservationists who want to understand which specific woody species are especially vulnerable or endangered. Dendrology, "the science of trees," derives from the Greek dendron, "tree."

Definitions of dendrology
  1. noun
    the study of trees and other woody plants
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