BOTANIST

botanist, phytologist, plant scientist

(noun) a biologist specializing in the study of plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

botanist (plural botanists)

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

Synonyms: botanologer, botanologist, phytobiologist, phytologist, plant scientist

Anagrams

• antibots

Source: Wiktionary


Bot"a*nist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. botaniste.]

Definition: One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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