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
- botanizer noun
Etymology
Origin of botanize
1760–70; < New Latin botanizāre < Greek botanízein to gather plants. See botanist, -ize
Example Sentences
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Armed with magnifying glasses, the group travels along a busy route whose traffic doesn’t deter them from botanizing.
From Seattle Times
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
“After two months using Fort Smith as the base for his botanizing and exploring, Nuttall left the garrison on July 6,” Patterson writes.
From Washington Times
She liked to botanize, collecting specimens of plants along the route.
From National Geographic
In this country, Linnaeus was enraptured, botanizing among the unique high elevation tundra flowers.
From New York Times
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