n. A gardener; a person interested or practising horticulture.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who practices horticulture.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who practises the art of horticulture; a gardener; especially, one who practises gardening on a large scale or as a profession.
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n. an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
Word Usage
"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."