William Campbell Steere
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LOCATION: Bronxville, NY, United States
Professor of Botany, Columbia University, 1958–75. President, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, 1970–72; Director, 1958–70. Editor of Fifty Years of Botany.
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Botany, branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes. Also included are plant classification and the study of plant diseases and of interactions with the environment. The principles and findings of botany have provided the…
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