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Definition of Botanist
1. Noun. A biologist specializing in the study of plants.
Generic synonyms: Biologist, Life Scientist
Specialized synonyms: Mycologist, Pomologist, Propagator
Specialized synonyms: Banks, Sir Joseph Banks, Brown, Robert Brown, Carver, George Washington Carver, Cohn, Ferdinand Julius Cohn, Curtis, William Curtis, De Vries, Devries, Hugo De Vries, Hugo Devries, Asa Gray, Gray, Antoine Laurent De Jussieu, Jussieu, Carl Von Linne, Carolus Linnaeus, Karl Linne, Linnaeus, Gregor Mendel, Johann Mendel, Mendel, John Tradescant, Tradescant
Derivative terms: Botany, Phytology
Definition of Botanist
1. n. One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
Definition of Botanist
1. Noun. (botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Botanist
1. one skilled in botany [n -S]
Medical Definition of Botanist
1. One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants. Origin: Cf. F. Botaniste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Botanist
Literary usage of Botanist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"It seems to me that it would be regarded by the botanical fraternity in general
as a very happy method of remembering a botanist whom Texas should not ..."
2. Paxton's Botanical Dictionary: Comprising the Names, History, and Culture of ...by Joseph Paxton by Joseph Paxton (1868)
"Author of some dissertations on fungi. Allioni. A botanist of Italy. ... An English
botanist, and formerly secretary to the London, ..."
3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1892)
"On the resignation of Mr. Weed, I was made Acting botanist, and later, the botanist
of the Station. I did not assume charge of the work however until May ..."
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