ˌherboriˈzation
[n. of action f. herborize: so F. herborisation.]
1. The action of herborizing; a botanizing excursion.
| 1698 Phil. Trans. XX. 385 The Book..is divided into Six Herborisations, each of which contains the Plants he met with in the Course of the Walk. 1816 J. Scott Vis. Paris (ed. 5) 302 Jussieu..announced excursions in the fields, or herborizations, and appointed his rendezvous near one of the barriers at eight o'clock. 1852 Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. I. xv. 490 We made a long herborization in a thick forest. |
¶ 2. By confusion for arborization.
| 1778 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 110/1 Agates and jaspers containing curious spots, shades, and herborizations. 1785 Maty in New Review Oct. 269 Mr. Daubenton gives an account of three different kinds of herborizations..amongst which are those found on agats. |