Dendrology definition meaning

dendrology, study of the characteristics of trees, shrubs, lianas, and other woody plants.

Dendrology actually means "the study of trees." In common usage it has come to mean the taxonomy of woody plants (Harlow and others 1979), which is the systematic classification, naming, and identification of trees based on natural attributes and relationships.dendrology noun den·drol·o·gy den-ˈdräl-ə-jē : the study of trees