botanist
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White lilies are said to represent peace and are a traditional choice for acts of remembrance in the UK, says botanist James Wong of BBC Gardeners' Question Time.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
Torrey pines, named after 19th century botanist John Torrey, grow naturally only on Santa Rosa Island and in Torrey Pine State Park in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Among the millions of observations shared on the platform, the photos eventually caught the attention of botanist Anthony Bean from the Queensland Herbarium.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
For those of you who haven’t spent your whole life with a botanist mother, orchids don’t grow blue in nature.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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
The plant, known to botanists as Hedysarum alpinum, grows in gravelly soil throughout the region.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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