English Explanatory Dictionary

botanist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ [ˈbɒt.n̩.ɪst] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-botanist.wav

Word forms

botanist botanists

Etymology

From botany + -ist.

Synonyms

botanologer botanologist phytobiologist phytologist plant scientist

Related words

botanic botanica botanical botanicals botanical garden botanically botanic garden botanise botaniser botanising botanism botanize botanizer botanizing botanology botany

Derived words

archaeobotanist ethnobotanist geobotanist nonbotanist palaeobotanist paleobotanist parabotanist xenobotanist
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