botanist

1. (botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.Examples: "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'."; "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."Synonyms: botanologer, botanologist, phytobiologist, phytologist, plant scientist