Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One, such as a horticulturist, who collects or grows plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A florist; a nurseryman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
expert on the identification and cultivation ofplants
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)
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Examples
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Wayne Winterrowd, a plantsman and writer who drew on the lush gardens of his Louisiana childhood to form a paradise in the frigid hills of New England, died Sept. 17 at his home in Readsboro, Vt. He was 68.
Wayne Winterrowd, garden expert and writer, dies at 68 Adrian Higgins 2010
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This was a plant used extensively in gardens as seen in the books and articles written by and about Dutch plantsman and designer Piet Oudolf.
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He is particularly fascinated by butterfly ecology, bird evolution and diversity, odonate habitat choice and breeding, and adaptation to the sea shore by a wide variety of animals, as well as being a keen plantsman (species only, though!).
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I agree that Brian was a real trooper–he is also a great plantsman.
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Like his friend Cedric Morris further down the valley, Nash called himself an artist plantsman, and both men put the creation of their gardens on a par with their art.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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As he matured as a gardener, Johnston became a formidable plantsman with a discerning eye but catholic tastes, selecting plants not only for their rarity but also for what they could contribute to his garden picture.
A Most Peculiar Vision Ethne Clarke 2009
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He has taken on the mantle of the artist plantsman from Nash.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Like his friend Cedric Morris further down the valley, Nash called himself an artist plantsman, and both men put the creation of their gardens on a par with their art.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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He has taken on the mantle of the artist plantsman from Nash.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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We learned he is an avid plantsman and hopes to really devote himself to his garden when he retires in a couple of years.
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