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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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“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

Robinson claimed they were "specially engineered" for Scottish conditions but he had actually imported them from a horticulturist in Italy at around £2 per plant.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2025

"I don't think any of us expected it to be the next kiwi at Kroger," said Kirk Pomper, a horticulturist and research lead of Kentucky State University's pawpaw research program.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2024

He started by attending a demonstration on lasagna mulching led by artist-in-residence and horticulturist Leigh Adams at the Los Angeles County Arboretum’s Crescent Farm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2024

The horticulturist had to carry about in his head a whole dictionary of French botanical terms if he meant to make a living.

From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai




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