Past tense of botanise; studied or collected plants in their natural state.
From 'botanise' plus the past tense suffix '-ed.' Standard British English past tense formation of the verb to botanise.
When Victorian naturalists 'botanised' during their travels, they were doing serious scientific work—documenting species, pressing flowers, and sending specimens back to Europe from all over the world. These collections became the basis for modern plant classification!
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