herborize

English

Alternative forms

• herbarize
• herborise
• herbarise

Etymology

French herboriser, for herbariser, from Latin .

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, botany) To seek and classify new or previously known plant species.
2. (transitive) To form plant-like figures in (minerals, etc.).

Translations

to seek and classify plant species

• Catalan: herboritzar (ca)
• French: herboriser (fr)
• Spanish: herbolar (es)

Portuguese

Verb

herborize

1. inflection of herborizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative