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botanize

(-īz′)

intransitive verb botanized, botanizing

to gather plants for botanical study
to study plants, esp. in their natural environment

transitive verb

to investigate the plant life of (a region)

Related Forms:

botanizer noun

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verb bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing, bot·a·niz·es

verb, intransitive

To collect plants for scientific study.
To investigate or study plants scientifically.

verb, transitive

To investigate or explore the plant life of (a region).

Related Forms:

botˈa·nizˌer noun

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