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plantsman

[ plants-muhn, plahnts- ]

noun

plural plantsmen.
  1. a nurseryman.
  2. a horticulturist.
  3. a person with a keen interest in and wide knowledge of plants and their cultivation.


plantsman

/ ˈɑːԳٲə /

noun

  1. an experienced gardener who specializes in collecting rare or interesting plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -man.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of plantsman1

1880–85; plant + -s 3 + -man, on the model of gamesman, marksman, etc.
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Example Sentences

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“We try to be a plantsman’s nursery,” he said.

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Jim Fox, expert plantsman and longtime buyer for Wells Medina Nursery, knows a thing or two about shopping for plants that perform during the quieter months of the year.

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She’s a horticulturist and writer, and her Instagram is full of incredible stories about the lives of Black plantsmen and plantswomen going back centuries.

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She’s a horticulturist and writer and her Instagram is full of incredible stories about the lives of Black plantsmen and plantswomen going back centuries.

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On Father’s Day, treat the plantsman in your life to one of these houseplants, in stock at Los Angeles plant stores.

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