Ologies — Answers

Here are the answers to today’s questions.

Today’s questions are a study of Ologies.

One

What is the science of fruit-growing?

Answer: Pomology.

pomology /pə(ʊ)ˈmɒlədʒi/
▶ noun [mass noun] the science of fruit-growing.
→ pomological /pə(ʊ)məˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ adjective
→ pomologist /pə(ʊ)ˈmɒlədʒɪst/ noun
early 19th century: from Latin pomum ‘fruit’ + -logy.
— Oxford English Dictionary 

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Two

What word is a noun which means a person who collects postcards?

Answer: Deltiologist.

deltiologist /ˌdɛltiˈɒlədʒɪst/ ♫
▶ noun a person who collects postcards as a hobby.
→ deltiology noun
1940s: from Greek deltion (diminutive of deltos ‘writing tablet’) + -logist.
— Oxford English Dictionary 

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Three

Potamology is the scientific study of which geographical features? 

Answer: Rivers.

Potamology, a branch of hydrology, studies rivers, including their hydrological processes, morphometry, channel processes, and sediment regime. 

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Four

What is the scientific study of trees?

Answer: Dendrology.

Dendrology, or xylology, is the study of woody plants, focusing on their taxonomic classifications. It encompasses both economically useful and all woody plants in a region, distinguishing it from the study of sylvics, which focusses on autecology.

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Five

In etymology, which botanical term is used to mean the earliest form of a word?

Answer: Root.

A root is the basic part of a word that can’t be broken down into smaller, meaningful pieces. It’s like the core of a word, and you can add prefixes or suffixes to it to change its meaning. Roots are important because they carry the main meaning of a word and are part of a word family. Sometimes, ‘root’ also refers to a word without its endings that show tense or number, but with its main meaning intact. In some languages, roots can stand alone as words, but in others, they need to be combined with other parts to form words. Roots are often marked with a special symbol to distinguish them from other parts of a word.

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Ologies

Ology (plural ologies) a subject of study; a branch of knowledge: the word originates in the early 19th century: from –ology, a combining form that typically forms part of the name of sciences and subjects of study (see -logy). — Oxford English Dictionary 

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