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herborizing

herborizing is the present participle and gerund of herborize.

Meaning of herborize

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.).

Noun

herborizing (plural herborizings)

  1. A botanical expedition for the purpose of finding and classifying plant species.

Forms of herborizing

pluralherborizings

Questions about herborizing

What does herborizing mean?
Herborizing means a botanical expedition for the purpose of finding and classifying plant species.
What is herborizing the present participle and gerund of?
Herborizing is the present participle and gerund of herborize.
What part of speech is herborizing?
Herborizing is a noun.
What is the plural of herborizing?
The plural of herborizing is herborizings.

Words near herborizing in the dictionary

  1. herborize
  2. herborized
  3. herborizer
  4. herborizers
  5. herborizes
  6. herborizing
  7. herborizings
  8. herborough
  9. herbose
  10. herbous
  11. herboxidiene

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