HyperDic: plant_scientist

English > 1 sense of the expression plant scientist:
NOUNperson plant scientist, botanist, phytologista biologist specializing in the study of plants
English > plant scientist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA biologist specializing in the study of plants.
Synonymsbotanist, phytologist
InstancesBanks, Sir Joseph BanksEnglish botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage / voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
Brown, Robert BrownScottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Carver, George Washington CarverUnited States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts / peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
Cohn, Ferdinand Julius CohnGerman botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
Curtis, William CurtisEnglish botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
Gray, Asa GrayUnited States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de JussieuFrench botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
Linnaeus, Carolus Linnaeus, Carl von Linne, Karl LinneSwedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
Mendel, Gregor Mendel, Johann MendelAugustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
Tradescant, John TradescantEnglish botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
deVries, De Vries, Hugo deVries, Hugo De VriesDutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
NarrowermycologistA botanist who specializes in the study of fungi
pomologistsomeone versed in pomology or someone who cultivates fruit trees
propagatorsomeone who propagates plants (as under glass)
Broaderbiologist, life scientist(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
Spanishbotánica, botánico, botanista, phytologist
Catalanbotànic, phytologist

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