Botanist — Bot a*nist, n. [Cf. F. botaniste.] One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botanist — 1680s, from BOTANY (Cf. botany) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
botanist — [bät′ n ist] n. [Fr botaniste] a student of or specialist in botany … English World dictionary
botanist — UK [ˈbɒtənɪst] / US [ˈbɑt(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms botanist : singular botanist plural botanists someone who studies plants, especially as their job … English dictionary
botanist — [[t]bɒ̱tənɪst[/t]] botanists N COUNT A botanist is a scientist who studies plants … English dictionary
botanist — botany ► NOUN ▪ the scientific study of plants. DERIVATIVES botanic adjective botanist noun. ORIGIN from Greek botan plant … English terms dictionary
botanist — noun see botany … New Collegiate Dictionary
botanist — /bot n ist/, n. a specialist in botany. [1675 85; botan(ism) botany ( < Gk botanismós, equiv. to botán(e) plant + ismos ISM) + IST] * * * … Universalium
botanist — noun /ˈbɒt.ən̩ɪst/ A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants … Wiktionary
botanist — bot·a·nist bät ən əst, bät nəst n a specialist in botany or in a branch of botany … Medical dictionary
