noun
botanist
BOT-uhn-ihst
noun
1
A scientist who studies plants.
"The botanist spent years cataloguing rare orchids in the rainforest."
How to Use Botanist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA scientist whose specialty is plants.
Word Forms
botanists plural
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Etymology
Formed from "botany" plus "-ist," the suffix for a person who practices a field.