rosistn.
/ˈrəʊzɪst/, U.S. /ˈroʊzəst/ rare.
A grower or lover of roses; a specialist in rose-growing.
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orchidist1881
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1863 W. Paul Gardeners' Chron. in Contribs. Hort. Lit. i. 132 Rosists can make out a flower from a petal as physiologists an animal from a bone.
1874 Garden 6 June 478/1 Mr. Hobday..speaks very hopefully of the chances of the suburban roseist.
1907 Hole's Bk. Roses (new ed.) xii. 194 The three men, the triumviri, whose sympathy and aid I most desired—Mr. Rivers, king of Rosists, Mr. Charles Turner, prince of florists, and Mr. William Paul.
2009 www.peterbealesroses.com 23 Oct. (O.E.D. Archive) This is a case of proliferation. Generations of rosists and scientists are wondering where it comes from.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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