botanist
noun
a specialist in botany.
botanists
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pluralof botanist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This created a “competition for botanical immortality,” as dubiously qualified botanists described and named plants for personal glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
It can be very challenging to find the species at the right time, and without the help of passionate botanists across the country notifying them of rare species locations, their job would be even harder.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
In 2013, von Konrat led a team of botanists and volunteers to survey the region, cataloging grasses, trees, and mosses in search of a location that matched the plant material found on the shoes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
We were entering what botanists like to call “the finest mixed mesophytic forest in the world.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
