Herborized

Herborized
Herborize Her"bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herborized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Herborizing}.] [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium. See {Hebrarium}.] To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. [1913 Webster]

He herborized as he traveled. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]


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  • herborized — v. botanize, study or collect plants for scientific purposes …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Herborize — Her bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herborized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Herborizing}.] [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium. See {Hebrarium}.] To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. [1913 Webster] He… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Herborizing — Herborize Her bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herborized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Herborizing}.] [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium. See {Hebrarium}.] To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Herborize — Her bo*rize, v. t. To form the figures of plants in; said in reference to minerals. See {Arborized}. [1913 Webster] Herborized stones contain fine mosses. Fourcroy (Trans.) [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • João Geraldo Kuhlmann — (1882 Blumenau cite web|url=http://www.jbrj.gov.br/ingles/ed cult/museu.htm|title=The Botanical Museum of the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro|accessdate=2007 07 08] , Santa Catarina 1958 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian botanist …   Wikipedia

  • herborize — /herr beuh ruyz , err /, v.i., herborized, herborizing. botanize. Also, esp. Brit., herborise. [1655 65; < F herboriser, equiv. to herbor(iste) HERBORIST + iser IZE] * * * …   Universalium

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