English word botanomancy comes from English -mancy (Divination.), English botany
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-mancy | English (eng) | Divination. |
botany | English (eng) | (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.. (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.. The plant life of a geographical area.. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group. |
botanomancy | English (eng) | Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt.. Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy. |