n. A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who studies or is skilled in botany; one versed in the structure, habits, geographical distribution, and systematic classification of plants.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a biologist specializing in the study of plants
Word Usage
"The old lady herself is free to speak as she thinks of Sir Adrian, having no designs upon him for Lady Gertrude, that young lady being engaged to a very distinguished and titled botanist, now hunting for ferns in the West Indies."