herborize

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verb

To seek and classify new or previously known plant species.

OriginFrench herboriser →
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Meanings

verbherborize (third-person singular simple present herborizes, present participle herborizing, simple past and past participle herborized)

present singular third person herborizes · participle present herborizing · participle past herborized · past herborized · alternative herbarize · alternative herborise · alternative herbarise

  1. intransitivebiologyTo seek and classify new or previously known plant species.
  2. transitiveTo form plant-like figures in (minerals, etc.).

Origin

  1. Frenchherboriser
  2. Englishherborize

From French herboriser.

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Translations

Catalan herboritzar
  • herboritzarto seek and classify plant species
French herboriser
  • herboriserto seek and classify plant species
Spanish herbolar
  • herbolarto seek and classify plant species
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APA

herborize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herborize

MLA

“herborize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herborize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herborize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herborize.

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