| 释义 |
herbologist, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |həːˈbɒlədʒɪst|, U.S. |(h)ərˈbɑlədʒəst|
[‹ herb n. + -ologist comb. form. Compare earlier herbalist n.]
A practitioner of herbal medicine, a herbalist.
1929N.Y. Times 26 Oct. 21/7 They answered all the necessary questions, the chief describing himself as an herbologist of Lake George, NY. 1955O. Fals-Borda Peasant Society in Columbian Andes App. C 261 Tegua, local herbologist and shaman. 1998B. Frank tr. B. Paillard Notes on Plague Years vii. 78 Some herbologists recommend several plants, such as the inevitable ginseng. |