botanize
verb
bot·a·nize
ˈbä-tə-ˌnīz 
botanized; botanizing
: to collect plants for botanical investigation : to study plants in their natural habitat
She was preparing to go botanizing with Conservation International's Robin Foster in the scientifically unexplored depths of the reserve.—
Adrian Forsyth
Adrian ForsythThe group botanized along the coast.
: to explore for botanical purposes
He spent the day botanizing the park.
Examples of botanize in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Armed with magnifying glasses, the group travels along a busy route whose traffic doesn’t deter them from botanizing.
—Irene Wanner, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
In this country, Linnaeus was enraptured, botanizing among the unique high elevation tundra flowers.
—James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017
Irene Wanner, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
In this country, Linnaeus was enraptured, botanizing among the unique high elevation tundra flowers.
—James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Botanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botanize. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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