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botanizing

botanizing is the present participle and gerund of botanize.

Meaning of botanize

Verb

botanize (third-person singular simple present botanizes, present participle botanizing, simple past and past participle botanized)

  1. To do the work of a botanist, as to inventory the plant life in an area and to collect plants for research purposes.
    • Dr Solander and Myself were botanizing1770, Joseph Banks, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks, entry for 1770 January 22. http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html#banks

Questions about botanizing

What is botanizing the present participle and gerund of?
Botanizing is the present participle and gerund of botanize.

Words near botanizing in the dictionary

  1. botanize
  2. botanized
  3. botanizer
  4. botanizers
  5. botanizes
  6. botanizing
  7. botanogenomics
  8. botanol
  9. botanologer
  10. botanology
  11. botanomancy

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