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botanist

[bot-n-ist] / ˈbɒt n ɪst /


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In the 1700s the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus set about devising a system for arranging species through a two-part system we still use today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He was in need of a botanist and approached Reinhold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Campbell is a keen botanist and has a diploma from the Royal Horticultural Society; Robertson has started learning how to mend clothes and is an avid music video fan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Kobe University botanist Kenji Suetsugu explains, "These interactions are fascinating because they sit on the boundary between cooperation and conflict."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

I don't want to come off as arrogant here, but I'm the best botanist on the planet.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

This created a “competition for botanical immortality,” as dubiously qualified botanists described and named plants for personal glory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In 2013, von Konrat led a team of botanists and volunteers to survey the region, cataloging grasses, trees, and mosses in search of a location that matched the plant material found on the shoes.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026

Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

Some botanists believe poodle-dog is becoming more prevalent in a world where climate change is fueling more frequent fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025

“I’m what the botanists call a hybrid,” he said the first time Cora heard him speak.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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