botanise

botanise
botanise otanise v. to collect and study plants.

Syn: botanize. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • botanise — (Brit.) v. study or collect plants for scientific purposes (also botanize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • botanise — [c]/ˈbɒtənaɪz/ (say botuhnuyz) verb (botanised, botanising) –verb (i) 1. to study plants. 2. to collect specimens for botanical study. –verb (t) 3. to explore (an area) seeking knowledge of its plant life. Also, botanize. –botaniser, noun …  

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  • botanised — botanise (Brit.) v. study or collect plants for scientific purposes (also botanize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • botanises — botanise (Brit.) v. study or collect plants for scientific purposes (also botanize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • plante — 1. plante [ plɑ̃t ] n. f. • 1170; lat. planta ♦ Vieilli Face inférieure du pied. « J ai usé mes plantes pendant trois heures sur la route » (Zola). Plus cour. (à cause de 2. plante) La plante du pied, des pieds. plante 2. plante [ plɑ̃t ] n. f. • …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • planté — 1. plante [ plɑ̃t ] n. f. • 1170; lat. planta ♦ Vieilli Face inférieure du pied. « J ai usé mes plantes pendant trois heures sur la route » (Zola). Plus cour. (à cause de 2. plante) La plante du pied, des pieds. plante 2. plante [ plɑ̃t ] n. f. • …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Brian Houghton Hodgson — (February 1, 1800 – May 23, 1894 [May 28, 1894 According to M. A. Smith in the Fauna of British India. 1941] ) was an early naturalist and ethnologist working in British India where hewas an English civil servant.Life and careerHodgson was born… …   Wikipedia

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