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botanist

[bot-n-ist] / ˈbɒt n ɪst /


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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

He was in need of a botanist and approached Reinhold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"He's taken us all to places that we would never otherwise go. That's a huge gift," botanist Sandra Knapp, director of research at London's Natural History Museum, told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

The botanist recently visited the park and witnessed the many wildflowers in bloom, though in some places they were already beginning to go to seed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

It was late at night, and the only person to receive the breaking news was a lone botanist working on the floor below.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

Travelers join pro botanists and mycologists to document the local flora and fungi, while educating villagers on safe foraging practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

In the 19th and early 20th Centuries Swedish explorers, ethnographers and botanists would pay to travel on British ships to Cape Town and then make their way inland by rail and foot.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

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

Scholars, physicians, and botanists sought her out to share new discoveries.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman


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