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bot•a•nize
Pronunciation: (bot'n-īz"), [key]
—v., -nized, -niz•ing.
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v.i.
1. to study plants or plant life.
2. to collect plants for scientific study.
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v.t.
to explore botanically; study the plant life of.
Also, esp. Brit.,bot'a•nise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.