plantsman

American  

[plants-muhn, plahnts-] / ˈplænts mən, ˈplɑnts- /

noun

plural

plantsmen

1. a nurseryman.

2. a horticulturist.

3. a person with a keen interest in and wide knowledge of plants and their cultivation.

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plantsman British  

/ ˈplɑːntsmən /

noun

1. an experienced gardener who specializes in collecting rare or interesting plants

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of plantsman

1880–85; plant + -s ³ + -man, on the model of gamesman, marksman, etc.

Example Sentences

Until very recently, so did the British architect Ben Pentreath, who with his husband, plantsman Charlie McCormick, transformed a parsonage garden in the Bride Valley into an Instagram sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In “Designing with Plants,” European plantsman Piet Oudolf writes, “Spire-shaped flowerheads lift the garden.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2021

From cowboy to credit manager, Felix Navarro found his niche as a plantsman: The pandemic won’t slow him down.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2020

The exhibit was the work of Steven Edney, the English plantsman, horticulturalist and regular on the beloved BBC Radio Kent show “Sunday Gardening.”

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2019

He works the organically rich, red-clay soil of Tufton Farm, one of Jefferson’s satellite farms that was important to his famous experiments as a plantsman in the early republic he helped found.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2019