botanize

[ bot-n-ahyz ]

verb (used without object),bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing.

to study plants or plant life.
to collect plants for scientific study.

verb (used with object),bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing.

to explore botanically; study the plant life of.

Origin of botanize

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

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

Botanized alone this afternoon, feeling strongly the desire for congenial companionship.
Fibble, D. D. | Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
I have never fished nor botanized here, but I have been a-birding many times.
Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore Sharp
It being high noon, we stopped and landed at this bit of fairy land, ate our dinner, and botanized.
Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers | Reuben Gold Thwaites
Here he botanized, entomologized, and geologized to his heart's content.
Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2) | William Howitt
She botanized, fished, and shot, unheeding her secret admirer.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant

British Dictionary definitions for botanize

botanize

botanise

/ (ˈbɒtəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to collect or study plants
(tr) to explore and study the plants in (an area or region)

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