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horticulturist

[hawr-ti-kuhl-cher-ist] / ˌhɔr tɪˈkʌl tʃər ɪst /


NOUN
green thumb
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
brown thumb


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Grapes: In the mid-1800s a horticulturist in Massachusetts invented the perfect grape, to much fanfare.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We don’t want more material than we can use,” said Charap, Green-Wood’s chief horticulturist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

President Kennedy commissioned Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon, at the time the country’s top horticulturist, to redesign the space.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

Conservatories and greenhouses, similarly, can get too hot unless shading is provided, Guy Barter, the Royal Horticultural Society's chief horticulturist, told the BBC.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

Incidentally, there is stated much that will be valuable and suggestive to the working horticulturist, as well as to the man or woman impelled by a love of nature to horticultural pursuits.

From Rural Health and Welfare by George Thompson Fairchild


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