Definition of Botanize

1. Verb. Collect and study plants.

Exact synonyms: Botanise
Generic synonyms: Analyse, Analyze, Break Down, Dissect, Take Apart
Derivative terms: Botany, Botany

Definition of Botanize

1. v. i. To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.

2. v. t. To explore for botanical purposes.

Definition of Botanize

1. Verb. To do the work of a botanist; as to inventory the plant life in an area. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Botanize

1. to study plants [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]

Medical Definition of Botanize

1. To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants. Origin: Cf. F. Botaniser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Botanize

botanical gardens
botanical medicine
botanical name
botanical names
botanically
botanicals
botanicas
botanick
botanies
botanise
botanised
botanises
botanising
botanist
botanists
botanize (current term)
botanized
botanizer
botanizers
botanizes
botanizing
botanologer
botanology
botanomancy
botanophobia
botany
botany bay
botargo
botargoes
botargos

Literary usage of Botanize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava by John Crawfurd, William Buckland, ----- Clift (1834)
"Leave given to botanize in the neighbouring Mountains.—King incensed at his Courtiers, on hearing the result of the Negotiation.—Another Conference. Nov. ..."

2. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1849)
"... will botanize in the adjacent mountains. His residence will be at the Mormon city, and he will proceed thither by the route of Santa Fé in North Mexico. ..."

3. Recent Exemplifications of False Philology by Fitzedward Hall (1872)
"Compare botanize and botanist. That botanist preceded botanize does not affect my argument. Now that we have botanize, botanist is, to us, ..."

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