"herborize" meaning in English

See herborize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: herborizes [present, singular, third-person], herborizing [participle, present], herborized [participle, past], herborized [past], herbarize [alternative], herborise [alternative], herbarise [alternative]
Etymology: From French herboriser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|herboriser}} French herboriser Head templates: {{en-verb}} herborize (third-person singular simple present herborizes, present participle herborizing, simple past and past participle herborized)
  1. (intransitive, botany) To seek and classify new or previously known plant species. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Botany Translations (to seek and classify plant species): herboritzar (Catalan), herboriser (French), herbolar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-herborize-en-verb-DHPuBliU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'to seek and classify plant species': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To form plant-like figures in (minerals, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-herborize-en-verb-1BdlppIQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: herborization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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