horticulturalist

/ˌhɔrtəˈkʌlʧərəlɪst/

Other forms: horticulturalists

A horticulturalist is a knowledgable and experienced gardener. If you work growing vegetables, flowers, or other plants, you're a horticulturalist.

Horticulturalists work in the field of horticulture, a word that's derived from the Latin hortus, or "garden." The word horticulturalist, which is a variation on horticulturist, is generally used for someone who gardens professionally, at a botanical garden or a plant nursery. But if your grandma is an expert at plant propagation and soil pH, you can definitely call her a horticulturalist.

Definitions of horticulturalist

1. noun

   an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
   synonyms: horticulturist, plantsman

   examples:

   Luther Burbank

   United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)

   types:

   gardener, nurseryman

   someone who takes care of a garden

   transplanter

   a gardener who moves plants to new locations

   type of:

   expert, pundit

   a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully