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herborize

herborize verb: to seek and classify new or previously known plant species.

Verb

herborize (third-person singular simple present herborizes, present participle herborizing, simple past and past participle herborized)

  1. (intransitive) To seek and classify new or previously known plant species.
  2. (transitive) To form plant-like figures in (minerals, etc.).

Forms of herborize

third-person singular presentherborizes
present participleherborizing
past participleherborized
pastherborized
alternative formherbarize
alternative formherborise
alternative formherbarise

Origin of herborize

From French herboriser.

Words formed from herborize

Questions about herborize

What does herborize mean?
Herborize means to seek and classify new or previously known plant species.
What part of speech is herborize?
Herborize is a verb.
What is the past tense of herborize?
The past tense of herborize is herborized.

Words near herborize in the dictionary

  1. herborising
  2. herborist
  3. herborists
  4. herborization
  5. herborizations
  6. herborize
  7. herborized
  8. herborizer
  9. herborizers
  10. herborizes
  11. herborizing

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