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Webster 1913 Edition

Botanomancy

Bot′a-no-manˊcy

,
Noun.
[
Botany
+
-mancy
: cf. F.
botanomantie
.]
An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.

Webster 1828 Edition

Botanomancy

BOTANOM'ANCY

,
Noun.
An ancient species of divination by means of plants, especially sage and fig leaves. Persons wrote their names and questions on leaves, which they exposed to the wind, and as many of the letters as remained in their places were taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question.

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