nurserywoman

7.5

A woman who grows and sells young plants like trees and flowers

noun
/ˈnɜr.sə.riˌwʊ.mən/

: viverista

The local nurserywoman offers valuable advice to amateur gardeners.

Examples

The experienced nurserywoman showed me how to pot the young seedlings correctly.
As a nurserywoman, she spent her days tending to thousands of plants.
The nurserywoman helped me choose the right plants.
A skilled nurserywoman can grow beautiful flowers.
The nurserywoman helped me choose the best flowers for my garden.
At the local fair, the nurserywoman showcased her stunning collection of rare plants.
Many people rely on the expertise of a skilled nurserywoman to start their home gardens.

Synonyms

nurseryman

vsnurserywoman

1 7.4

A man who grows and cares for plants to sell

is the female equivalent rather than the male form

nurser

vsnurserywoman

7.9

A person who grows and cares for young plants for sale

focuses on ownership and management and selling rather than just care

nickel nurser

vsnurserywoman

9.9

A person who grows young plants, especially rare kinds

focuses on nursery ownership management and selling rather than rare plant specialization

plantswoman

vsnurserywoman

8.9

A woman who knows a lot about growing plants and loves doing it

is mainly an occupational role with nursery management and selling rather than enthusiasm

How Specialized

horticulturist

Specialized

4 7.8

nurserywoman

7.5

gardener

150 1.0

Surface Forms

nurserywoman singular

nurserywomen plural

Morphology

nurserywoman = nursery + woman (transparent) = nursery + woman

Formed by a straightforward compound nursery + woman meaning a woman who works in or runs a nursery, which B1 learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Nurserywoman comes from the two parts nursery and woman, and nursery comes from nurse, which means 'to care for' or 'to feed' and later came to mean a place for young plants or children. So, a nurserywoman is a woman who 'nurses' plants — she cares for and grows them.