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HERBORIZE
Etymology
Verb
herborize (third-person singular simple present herborizes, present participle herborizing, simple past and past participle herborized)
(intransitive, botany) To seek and classify new or previously known plant species.
(transitive) To form plant-like figures in (minerals, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
Her"bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herborized; p. pr. & vb. n. Herborizing.] Etym: [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium. See Hebrarium.]
Definition: To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. He herborized as he traveled. W. Tooke.
Her"bo*rize, v. t.
Definition: To form the figures of plants in; -- said in reference to minerals. See Arborized. Herborized stones contain fine mosses. Fourcroy (Trans.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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