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Medical Definition of Herborise
1. To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. "He herborized as he traveled." (W. Tooke) Origin: F. Herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. Herbarium. See Hebrarium. To form the figures of plants in; said in reference to minerals. See Arborized. "Herborized stones contain fine mosses." (Fourcroy (Trans)) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)