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plantswoman

American  
[plants-woom-uhn, plahnts-] / ˈplæntsˌwʊm ən, ˈplɑnts- /

noun

  • plantswomen
    plural
  1. a nurserywoman.

  2. a horticulturist.

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


Gender

See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of plantswoman

plant + -s 3 + -woman


Example Sentences

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This daffodil is one of many bred by the plantswoman Sarah Backhouse.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

Visionary plantswoman Beth Chatto OBE, a multi-gold medal winner at RHS Chelsea, pioneered the idea of choosing the right plants for the right conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022

The Cass Turnbull Garden, a collaborative endeavor involving a community of designers, gardeners and horticultural craftspeople, is a testament to the love and respect for a singular plantswoman.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

Tepe learned of Baret in December 2011, while listening to an NPR interview with Glynis Ridley, who recently published a biography of the intrepid cross-dressing plantswoman.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2012

She’s a horticulturist and writer, and her Instagram is full of incredible stories about the lives of Black plantsmen and plantswomen going back centuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

She’s a horticulturist and writer and her Instagram is full of incredible stories about the lives of Black plantsmen and plantswomen going back centuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

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