botanize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb collect and study plants
    botanise.

WordNet

Bot"a*nize intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. botaniser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Botanized present participle & verbal noun Botanizing
Definitions
  1. To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.
Bot"a*nize transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To explore for botanical purposes.

Webster 1913