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bot⋅a⋅nize

  [bot-n-ahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
Use botanize in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, bot⋅a⋅nise.

Origin:
1760–70; < NL botanizāre < Gk botanízein to gather plants. See botanist, -ize

Related forms:
bot⋅a⋅niz⋅er, noun
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bot·a·nize   (bŏt'n-īz')   
v.   bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing, bot·a·niz·es

v.   intr.

  1. To collect plants for scientific study.

  2. To investigate or study plants scientifically.

v.   tr.
To investigate or explore the plant life of (a region).
bot'a·niz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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