plantsmann.
/ˈplɑːntsmən/, /ˈplantsmən/, U.S. /ˈplæn(t)sm(ə)n/ An expert in garden plants and gardening; one with a great knowledge of plants.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun]
leightonwardc1000
curtilera1300
gardenerc1300
gardener1340
curtelaina1400
hortulan1526
ortolan1526
Adamist1623
fosterer1628
gardeneressa1645
under-gardener1687
horticulist1754
horticultor1760
yard boy1776
garden boy1798
horticulturist1818
plantsman1881
mali1908
plantswoman1933
the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] > types of gardener
arborist1578
nursery gardener1629
nurseryman1629
raiser1707
kitchen gardener1709
market gardener1727
curator1761
landscape-gardenera1763
plannerc1770
mail-gardener1798
landscape architect1863
trucker1868
plantsman1881
weekend gardener1884
groundsman1886
rock gardener1886
tea-gardener1903
landscapist1936
wild gardener1966
1881 Gardeners' Chron. 17 770 A picture the plantsman..is not likely soon to forget.
1894 Olean (N.Y.) Weekly Democrat 15 May The plants usually stand very much more thickly than they should, and plantsmen as well as amateurs most always leave far too many.
1952 Archit. Rev. 112 343/1 None of these plants remain in that environment for long as they are serviced and maintained by fully competent plantsmen.
1978 W. Blunt In for Penny xxi. 155 This lovely blue orchid [sc. Vanda cœrulea] had become a status symbol for rich plantsmen.
1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 663/2 The Great Autumn Show..offered a combination of rare gems for plantsmen and more popular, traditional favourites.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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