botanistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/us/ˈbɑː.t̬ən.ɪst/a scientist who studies plants
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Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- body clock
- entomology
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- zoology
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Examples from literature
- All botanists admit that the abundance of ferns implies a moist atmosphere.
- It is maintained by some botanists that these other pigments enable their possessors to make more of the scantier light in the deeper waters.
- It is this strange mingling of plants from the far south, from the far north, and from the mountains, which renders the West of Ireland so fascinating a field for the botanist.
- The Professor was quite a noted botanist.
- The luxuriant and varied vegetation in the ravine affords a fine field for the botanist.
- These careful studies are as valuable for the botanist as for the artist.