Definition

A person who studies or collects plants, often as a hobby, and enjoys identifying different species in nature.

Example

As a botanizer, she spent her weekends exploring the local forests to discover new plant species.

Conversation

I heard you’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors lately.

Yeah, I’ve become quite the botanizer this summer!

That sounds fun! What kind of plants have you discovered?

Oh, I've found some really interesting ones, especially wildflowers.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Botanizer is formed from "botan-" (from Greek "botanē", meaning plant or herb) and "-izer" (a suffix used to indicate a person or thing that performs a specified action). The word refers to a person who studies or collects plants.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who studies 'plants' ('botan-') and is an 'actor' ('-izer') in that field — that's what a botanizer does.

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