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botanist

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bot·a·nist  (btn-st)
n.
One who specializes in botany.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.botanist - a biologist specializing in the study of plantsbotanist - a biologist specializing in the study of plants
phytologist, plant scientist
biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
mycologist - a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi
pomologist - someone versed in pomology or someone who cultivates fruit trees
propagator - someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
Translations
botanist [ˈbɒtənɪst] N → botánico/a m/f, botanista mf
botanist [ˈbɒtənɪst] n → botaniste mf
botanist
n → Botaniker(in) m(f)
botanist [ˈbɒtənɪst] n → botanico/a
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When they saw the worthy botanist coming back heavy laden with his specimens, and treasuring them up as carefully as a miser would his hoard, they used to make merry among themselves at his expense, regarding him as some whimsical kind of madman.
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This vine--of a species which no botanist has ever been able to name--has an important part in the story of the house.
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And the botanist who finds that the apple falls because the cellular tissue decays and so forth is equally right with the child who stands under the tree and says the apple fell because he wanted to eat it and prayed for it.
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