Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Botanize \Bot"a*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Botanized}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Botanizing}.] [Cf. F. botaniser.]
   To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study
   plants.

Botanize \Bot"a*nize\, v. t.
   To explore for botanical purposes.

Source : WordNet®

botanize
     v : collect and study plants [syn: {botanise}]