botanist
NounUS[bot-uh-nist]/ˈbɑtənɪst/3 syllables
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Noun (1)
- a biologist specializing in the study of plantsSynonyms: phytologistplant scientistType of biologist, life scientistKinds propagator, mycologist, pomologistExamples Jussieu, Carl Linnaeus, Curtis, John Tradescant the elder, Gray, Mendel, Robert Brown, Banks, Ferdinand Cohn, Carver +1 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bot′a·nist (…), noun
Origin: Cf. F. botaniste.
One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54