Botanomancy

Origin

From - + mancy + -.

Alternative forms

• batanomancy
• botinomancy
• botomancy
• botonomancy

Full definition of botanomancy

Noun

1. Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and leaves are burnt. Branches of brier and vervain were used, the question was etched into the branch.
2. also referred to as tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.

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