botanize
Americanverb (used without object)
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to study plants or plant life.
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to collect plants for scientific study.
verb (used with object)
verb
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(intr) to collect or study plants
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(tr) to explore and study the plants in (an area or region)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of botanize
1760–70; < New Latin botanizāre < Greek botanízein to gather plants. See botanist, -ize
Example Sentences
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She liked to botanize, collecting specimens of plants along the route.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 2, 2017
I botanize, and read some, but cook "heaps" more.
From History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra by McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette)
Coristine proposed to botanize, but did not care to detain the expedition by continually opening his knapsack, nor to incommode himself with the burden of the strap press.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
It appeared that Ponsonby had landed with a surveying party from the ship, one morning in January, on the Patagonian side of the Straits, and set out to botanize while his companions worked.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various
So did he botanize universally upon the earth after every spear and sprig of knowledge.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
We recognized with pleasure the spots where we had botanized when going up the Orinoco.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
It being high noon, we stopped and landed at this bit of fairy land, ate our dinner, and botanized.
From Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
She botanized, fished, and shot, unheeding her secret admirer.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
He also sketched, and botanized with the Poet.
From Tennyson and His Friends by Various
They had talked, and walked, and botanized together in the wood, in spite of Miss Rylance; and Urania felt somehow that the day had been a failure.
From The Golden Calf by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Gardeners will savor stories of 19th century botanizing and appreciate Hosack’s quest to save a garden, the most ephemeral of treasures, for posterity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2018
Ray encouraged Willughby’s interests in mathematics and took him botanizing.
From Nature ● May 1, 2018
The study of botany, and botanizing parties, have become very popular.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.
About the same time two other Spaniards, Drs. Ruiz and Pavon, were botanizing in Chili, and came across the Araucaria, of which they sent herbarium specimens to Europe.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward
They went out botanizing, six, eight, or ten times together.
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