Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of seeking plants in the field; botanizing.
- noun The impression or figuration of plants in mineral substances.
- noun Also spelled
herborisation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of herborizing.
- noun The figure of plants in minerals or fossils.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
herborizing . - noun The figure of
plants inminerals orfossils .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We had already made one herborization in the temperate mountains of the Higuerote in the month of December, accompanying the capitan-general, Senor de
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We returned from a very long herborization, and the painting was not half finished.
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We made a long herborization in a thick forest, extending beyond the Hato, and abounding in cedrelas, browneas, and fig-trees with nymphaea leaves.
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We made a long herborization in a thick forest, extending beyond the Hato, and abounding in cedrelas, browneas, and fig-trees with nymphaea leaves.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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We had already made one herborization in the temperate mountains of the Higuerote in the month of December, accompanying the capitan-general, Senor de
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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We returned from a very long herborization, and the painting was not half finished.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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