n. 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.
n. also referred to as tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An ancient method of divination by means of plants, especially by means of the leaves of the sage and fig.
Word Usage
"By botanomancy; for the nonce I have some few leaves in reserve."