botanist

botanist
botanist 1680s, from BOTANY (Cf. botany) + -IST (Cf. -ist).

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  • botanist — BOTANÍST, Ă, botanişti, ste, s.m. şi f. 1. Specialist în botanică (1). – Din fr. botaniste. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  botaníst s. m., pl. botaníşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  BOTANÍ//ST… …   Dicționar Român

  • Botanist — Bot a*nist, n. [Cf. F. botaniste.] One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • botanist — [bät′ n ist] n. [Fr botaniste] a student of or specialist in botany …   English World dictionary

  • botanist — UK [ˈbɒtənɪst] / US [ˈbɑt(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms botanist : singular botanist plural botanists someone who studies plants, especially as their job …   English dictionary

  • botanist — [[t]bɒ̱tənɪst[/t]] botanists N COUNT A botanist is a scientist who studies plants …   English dictionary

  • botanist — botany ► NOUN ▪ the scientific study of plants. DERIVATIVES botanic adjective botanist noun. ORIGIN from Greek botan plant …   English terms dictionary

  • botanist — noun see botany …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • botanist — /bot n ist/, n. a specialist in botany. [1675 85; botan(ism) botany ( < Gk botanismós, equiv. to botán(e) plant + ismos ISM) + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • botanist — noun /ˈbɒt.ən̩ɪst/ A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants …   Wiktionary

  • botanist — bot·a·nist bät ən əst, bät nəst n a specialist in botany or in a branch of botany …   Medical dictionary

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