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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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The robots provide multiple benefits beyond labor savings, according to Brian Flynn, the horticulturist with the city’s grounds division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Sussex horticulturist Roger Parsons hopes it is still growing in a garden somewhere.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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

The park’s 93 scenic acres officially opened in 1916 and were originally designed by John McLaren, the Scottish horticulturist behind San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

I may append here the remark, that if ever we do resolve to eat our ancestors, there is the plan of a distinguished horticulturist apt for our purpose.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by