horticulturist

horticulturist
One who practices the science and art of cultivating fruits, vegetables or ornamental plants. Farmers and orchardists sometimes are called horticulturists, as are home gardeners. In agriculture the term usually is reserved for scientists.

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  • Horticulturist — Hor ti*cul tur*ist, n. One who practices horticulture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horticulturist — 1818, from HORTICULTURE (Cf. horticulture) + IST (Cf. ist). Earlier was horticultist (1754) …   Etymology dictionary

  • horticulturist — horticulture ► NOUN ▪ the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. DERIVATIVES horticultural adjective horticulturalist noun horticulturist noun. ORIGIN from Latin hortus garden …   English terms dictionary

  • horticulturist — noun see horticulture …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • horticulturist — See horticultural. * * * …   Universalium

  • horticulturist — noun A gardener; a person interested or practising horticulture …   Wiktionary

  • horticulturist — n. gardener, one who specializes in growing plants,hor·ti cul·tur·ist || ‚hÉ”rtɪ kÊŒltʃrÉ™lɪst /‚hɔːt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • horticulturist — n. Gardener …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • horticulturist — hor·ti·cul·tur·ist …   English syllables

  • horticulturist — See: horticulture …   English dictionary

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