botanize

 [bot-n-ahyz]  

bot·a·nize

   [bot-n-ahyz] verb, bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to study plants or plant life.
2.
to collect plants for scientific study.
verb (used with object)
3.
to explore botanically; study the plant life of.

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Also, especially British, bot·a·nise.

Origin:
1760–70; < Neo-Latin botanizāre < Greek botanízein to gather plants. See botanist, -ize

Related forms
bot·a·niz·er, noun
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botanize or botanise (ˈbɒtəˌnaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  (intr) to collect or study plants
2.  (tr) to explore and study the plants in (an area or region)
 
botanise or botanise
 
—vb

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