Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who practises the art of horticulture; a gardener; especially, one who practises gardening on a large scale or as a profession.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who practices horticulture.
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- noun A
gardener ; a person interested or practisinghorticulture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The horticulturist should be a natural optimist and always anticipate something good ahead, which is one pretty sure way of getting it.
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The instance recited below has nothing particularly to do with horticulture but a good deal to do with a "horticulturist," C.S. Harrison, of York, Neb., that picturesque veteran in horticulture, who has been an attendant at our meetings now for so many years, adding such
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Licensing on better varieties of peanut plants have netted big dollars for the university, as have ornamental plants such as horticulturist Michael Dirr's hydrangeas, butterfly bushes and crepe myrtles.
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The subtleness of colors fascinates Paul Koloszar, a horticulturist at the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, a not-for-profit horticulture resource center in an urban setting.
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"We have people who work for the Smithsonian, a horticulturist and master gardener, translators for Spanish and Portuguese, and all sorts of other interesting people."
Where We Live: Alcova, in Virginia's Arlington County Amy Reinink 2010
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"Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a horticulturist!"
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Heron Hill is at Keuka Lake, with its own vineyards there, but the owner, John Ingle, lives at Canandaigua Lake, and he is a dedicated horticulturist.
Cautiously Raising a Glass to Single-Vineyard Finger Lakes Wines 2009
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The resort's giant hothouse (sitting right beside the golf course) has more than 5000 orchids, a full-time horticulturist who babysits them all and regular orchid programs including weekly tours, classes on orchid care and world-renowned orchid experts who come in to give lectures.
Pam Grout: Sarah Palin, Jane Fonda and Those Suffering From Orchidelirium Were Here Pam Grout 2010
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Fall stroll with staff horticulturist Deanne Eversmeyer featuring native plants such as American serviceberry, American yellowwood, Virginia sweetspire, spicebush, fragrant sumac, native ferns and grasses. 10 a.m.
Green Scene: The bounty of fall includes tours, lectures and workshops Joel M. Lerner 2010
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Tour the gardens with horticulturist Laurie Short.
Green Scene: The bounty of fall includes tours, lectures and workshops Joel M. Lerner 2010
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