Ethnobotany

<p ><b>Ethnobotany</b>&nbsp;(<i>from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnology" title="Ethnology" >ethnology</a>" - study of culture<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup>&nbsp;and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany" title="Botany" >botany</a>" - study of plants</i>) is the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method" title="Scientific method" >scientific study</a>&nbsp;of the relationships that exist between&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person" title="Person" >people</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants" title="Plants" class="mw-redirect" >plants</a>.</p>

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Ethnobotanists aim to document, describe and explain complex relationships between cultures and (uses of) plants, focusing primarily on how plants are used, managed and perceived across human societies. This includes use for food, clothing, currency, ritual, medicine, dye, construction, cosmetics and more.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup></p>