agrostology
noun
the branch of botany dealing with grasses.
agrostologist
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a word derived from
agrostology.
Example Sentences
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The chief of this department is assisted by experts in soil, farm-management, plant-culture, breeding, animal industry, seed and fibres, an assistant agrostologist, and a tropical agriculturist.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
Prof. C. V. Piper, agrostologist of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, is recognized as the foremost authority on Southern grasses and forage crops.
From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Florida State Live Stock Association
