单词 | cryptogamist |
释义 | cryptogamistn. A botanist who is interested in or who specializes in cryptogams. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > botany > [noun] > study of specific parts or types of plants > one with knowledge of other specific plants cryptogamist1793 cryptologist1835 rhodologist1870 batologist1889 1793 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. II. §2112 We can hardly render a more acceptable service to the curious cryptogamist, than to give an accurate figure and dissection of it. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 307 Those great cryptogamists whose lives have been devoted to the study of the subject. 1879 Times 12 Nov. 6/1 A small annual sum will be allowed..to secure the services of an expert cryptogamist in connexion with the collection. 1937 N.Y. Herald Tribune 28 Jan. 16/3 Professor Louis Mangin, a cryptogamist known for his discovery of the ‘microscopic mushroom’, died today. 2000 R. Drayton Nature's Govt. vii. 246 Since plant diseases are often fungal in origin, cryptogamists held the key to fighting some of the main enemies of imperial agriculture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793 |
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