botanize

verb bot·a·nize \ ˈbä-tə-ˌnīz \

Definition of botanize

botanized; botanizing

intransitive verb

: 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

The group botanized along the coast.

transitive verb

: to explore for botanical purposes

He spent the day botanizing the park.

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botanizer

play \-ˌnī-zər\ noun

Recent Examples of botanize from the Web

In this country, Linnaeus was enraptured, botanizing among the unique high elevation tundra flowers.

— james prosek, New York Times, "A Botanist in Swedish Lapland," 16 May 2017

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