geobotanistn.
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈbɒtənɪst/, /dʒɪəˈbɒtn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˈbɑtn̩əst/ An expert or specialist in geobotany; a phytogeographer.
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phytogeographer1859
geobotanist1875
1875 H. I. Jenkinson Pract. Guide Carlisle 266 The most skilled geo-botanist would find it hard indeed to account for the presence or absence of a species in circumstances where everything pointed to a conclusion exactly the reverse of the facts.
1901 U.S. Dept. Agric. Bur. Plant Industry Bull. 3 18 The most thorough investigations have been given to the Chernozem soils by Russian geo-botanists.
1960 Times 24 Sept. 19/2 A geobotanist has been included..on all major geological expeditions.
2003 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. 18/4 In 1970, after completing high school, she worked for a geobotanist in South Africa for four months.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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