botanist:
(plural: ‘botanists‘)
Carlos Linnaeus (Carl von Linne), a Swedish botanist, the father of modern botanical nomenclature — naming of plants –
a person who studies plants and plant life ;
a plant scientist;
or a person who is a specialist in plants and plant life;
a biologist who specialises in the study of plants and plant life;
a phytologist,
Scott A. Nori, botanist, New York
Carlos Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linne, was a Swedish botanist who gave scientific names to all the plants and trees.
Some botanists learn to draw so that they can draw sketches of the new or rare plants in the minute detail while writing about them.
A botanist’s job includes helping farmers to grow larger vegetables, bigger and more colourful flowers and assist medical researchers find new medicine for people and animals from plants.
