Definition of botanist in English:
botanist
noun ˈbɒt(ə)nɪstˈbɑdənəst
An expert in or student of the scientific study of plants.
a botanist announced he'd bred a new and beautiful variety of orchid
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a botanist and a collector of rare plants.
- Not all collectors of flora began life as gardeners or botanists.
- In order to absorb the work, viewers must examine each individual cutout like botanists studying the leaves of a tree.
- In some areas of the Pacific Northwest, botanists say, the fungus has eliminated white bark pines entirely.
- The British botanist this week came out in support of the anti-wind camp.