botanize
to study plants or plant life.
to collect plants for scientific study.
to explore botanically; study the plant life of.
Origin of botanize
1- Also especially British, bot·a·nise .
Other words from botanize
- bot·a·niz·er, noun
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How to use botanize in a sentence
Still, when I know that you are botanising; or rather, I mean when a gentleman is near—but I also can never express myself.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) BlackmoreWe went along quite slowly all the way, botanising and admiring the scenery.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryAfter spending two or three hours botanising in the caada, I returned to the house.
The Purple Land | W. H. HudsonHe told me where to go botanising this afternoon,' explained Vava.
A City Schoolgirl | May BaldwinThus conducted, this subterranean botanising was extremely fruitful.
Social Life in the Insect World | J. H. Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for botanize
botanise
/ (ˈbɒtəˌnaɪz) /
(intr) to collect or study plants
(tr) to explore and study the plants in (an area or region)
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