sexualist
/ˈsɛkʃʊəlɪst/ /ˈsɛkʃʊlɪst/ /ˈsɛkʃ(ə)lɪst/Now historical
noun
A botanist who accepts the theory that plants possess sexual organs; specifically one who accepts or advocates the sexual system of classification proposed by Linnaeus.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Smellie (1740–1795), printer, editor, and author. From scientific Latin sexualista from post-classical Latin sexualis + -ista.