The present participle of herborize; the ongoing activity of collecting and studying plants in their natural habitats.
Present participle form of 'herborize,' created by adding '-ing' to the verb stem. Indicates the continuous action of botanical study and collection.
Herborizing became such a popular hobby in Victorian times that entire societies were formed just for people to go on group plant-hunting expeditions—it was basically the Instagram of the 1800s!
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