botanist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈbɒt.n̩.ɪst] (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English botanist From botany + -ist.
Meanings
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A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.
It is probably the Livistona rotundifolia of botanists, and is the most complete and beautiful fan-leaf I have ever seen, serving admirably for folding into water-buckets and impromptu baskets, as well as for thatching and other purposes.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 422:It’s one of the world’s longest-running experiments, having already gone on for 142 years. And the botanists in East Lansing hope that it will last for at least another 80.
2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021:A German botanist gave 'Gandoge' as the locality of an American plant; a package sent by express to 'Sevaber' (an English name), and a letter posted to the town of 'Scur E Quss, Nu Yourck,' arrived safely; and I have seen a handboard directing the traveller to the English-named town of 'Bintgrof'.
2020, S.S Haldeman, Pennsylvania Dutch, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| botanists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paleobotanist · archaeobotanist · xenobotanist · nonbotanist · geobotanist · ethnobotanist · palaeobotanist · evening botanist · parabotanist
Relateds
botanize · botanising · botanizer · botanicals · botanic · botany · botanic garden · botanology · botanical · botanically · botaniser · botanical garden · botanizing · botanism · botanica · botanise
Synonyms
plant scientist · botanologist · phytobiologist · phytologist · botanologer
Translations (51)
hu botanikus (a person engaged in botany) · es botánico (a person engaged in botany) · ro botanist (a person engaged in botany) · de Botanikerin (a person engaged in botany) · da botaniker (a person engaged in botany) · sv botanist (a person engaged in botany) · pt botânica (a person engaged in botany) · eo botanikisto (a person engaged in botany) · fr botaniste (a person engaged in botany) · la botanicus (a person engaged in botany) · gd luibh-eòlaiche (a person engaged in botany) · nb botaniker (a person engaged in botany) · uk ботанік (a person engaged in botany) · hy բուսաբան (a person engaged in botany) · br louzawour (a person engaged in botany) · la botanica (a person engaged in botany) · cs botanik (a person engaged in botany) · ja 植物学者 (a person engaged in botany) · ro botanistă (a person engaged in botany) · mk ботаничар (a person engaged in botany) · cmn 植物学家 (a person engaged in botany) · de Pflanzenkundler (a person engaged in botany) · nn botanikar (a person engaged in botany) · he בוטניקאית (a person engaged in botany) · he בוטניקאי (a person engaged in botany) · is grasafræðingur (a person engaged in botany) · pl botanik (a person engaged in botany) · es botanista (a person engaged in botany) · fi kasvitieteilijä (a person engaged in botany) · nl botanicus (a person engaged in botany) · fo plantufrøðingur (a person engaged in botany) · sk botanik (a person engaged in botany) · nl plantkundige (a person engaged in botany) · hu növénykutató (a person engaged in botany) · el φυτολόγος (a person engaged in botany) · lv botāniķe (a person engaged in botany) · pt botanista (a person engaged in botany) · ca botànic (a person engaged in botany) · be бата́нік (a person engaged in botany) · pt botânico (a person engaged in botany) · de Botaniker (a person engaged in botany) · lv botāniķis (a person engaged in botany) · de Pflanzenkundlerin (a person engaged in botany) · vi nhà thực vật học (a person engaged in botany) · el βοτανολόγος (a person engaged in botany) · cmn 植物学者 (a person engaged in botany) · es botánica (a person engaged in botany) · ka ბოტანიკოსი (a person engaged in botany) · ru бота́ник (a person engaged in botany) · sv botaniker (a person engaged in botany) · sk rastlinopisec (a person engaged in botany)