Definitions for botanize

botanize bot·a·nize

Spelling: [bot-n-ahyz]
IPA: /ˈbɒt nˌaɪz/

Botanize is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in botanize (abeinotz).

Definitions for botanize

verb (used without object)

  1. to study plants or plant life.
  2. to collect plants for scientific study.

verb (used with object)

  1. to explore botanically; study the plant life of.

Origin of botanize

1760-70; New Latin botanizāre Greek botanízein to gather plants. See botanist, -ize

Examples for botanize

On the narrow lake we found a small boat, in which Mr. Moser pushed about to botanize.

How glad dear papa would have been to come and stay with us, and botanize and geologize amongst your rocks there!

I had gone one morning at daybreak, with two assistants, into the adjacent wooded hills to botanize.

And when we go down into the canton of Les Grisons, we will botanize.

I am at London, and the idea occurs to me to start for the Amazon and botanize there for a few months.

For with me to botanize is one of the dearest of pursuits, amounting to a veritable passion.

Flowers knew how to preach divinity before men knew how to dissect and botanize them.

Of course no woman stops to botanize when the object is to get there.

Word Value for botanize
Scrable

19

Words with friends

21

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