rosarian

[ roh-zair-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.

Origin of rosarian

1
First recorded in 1860–65; rose1 + -arian

Words Nearby rosarian

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How to use rosarian in a sentence

  • Of all the many toils and anxieties that beset the path of the amateur rosarian, I think we may safely say pruning is the chief.

    Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina Kingsley
  • And here, of course, the rosarian must be guided by his own taste.

    Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for rosarian

rosarian

/ (rəʊˈzɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a person who cultivates roses, esp professionally

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