botanize

/bˈɒtɐnˌaɪz/

/bˈɑːtɐnˌaɪz/

[verb]

to botanize

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to study or collect plants in a scientific or systematic manner, often in their natural environments

synonyms : botanise

Examples

1. So they would botanize and try to characterize diversity and set areas, really a forerunner of the modern quadrat approach to doing botanical surveys.