noun
Meaning 1
An expert on the identification and cultivation of plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
plantsman
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noun
Meaning 2
an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horticulturist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: gardener, nurseryman, Burbank, Luther Burbank
History
Etymology
From plant + -s- + -man. Piecewise doublet of clansman.