horticulturist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English horticulture 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 horticulturist From horticulture + -ist.. By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure + -ist.
Meanings
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A gardener; a person interested in or practicing horticulture.
[…] [I]nfected tulips are weakened by the viruses that cause the very patterns and swirls that fascinated horticulturists and investors in the first place.
2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they vanish for good [print version: Inspired by a living bulb archive, 27 September 2014, p. G5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horticulturists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
horticulturally · horticulture · horticulturism · horticultural
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ca horticultora (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · sv trädgårdsmästare (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · sv hortonom (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ru садово́д (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · fi puutarhuri (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ca horticultor (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · is garðyrkjumaður (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · sv trädgårdsodlare (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · pt horticultor (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · sv trädgårdsägare (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · id hortikulturis (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · tl dalubhalmanan (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · it orticoltore (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ro horticultoare (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ga gortóir (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ro horticultor (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ba баҡсасы (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · is garðyrkjufræðingur (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture) · ga gairneoir (a gardener, a person interested or practising horticulture)