Botanist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Botanist is a noun meaning (botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.
Meaning
(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.
Example Sentences
It’s one of the world’s longest-running experiments, having already gone on for 142 years. And the botanists in East Lansing hope that it will last for at least another 80.
It is probably the Livistona rotundifolia of botanists, and is the most complete and beautiful fan-leaf I have ever seen, serving admirably for folding into water-buckets and impromptu baskets, as well as for thatching and other purposes.
A German botanist gave 'Gandoge' as the locality of an American plant; a package sent by express to 'Sevaber' (an English name), and a letter posted to the town of 'Scur E Quss, Nu Yourck,' arrived safely; and I have seen a handboard directing the traveller to the English-named town of 'Bintgrof'.
Word Forms
- botanists
Synonyms for botanist
Depending on context, synonyms include botanologer, phytobiologist, phytologist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phytologist, zoologist, ecologist, biologist, oceanographer, geographer.
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