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phytologist

phytologist

9.9
A scientist who studies plants
  • noun
  • /faɪˈtɑlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
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  • As a phytologist, she published her findings on plant adaptation in various scientific journals.
  • New Phytologist

Examples

  • The university hired a phytologist to study the interactions between different plant species in the ecosystem.

  • New Phytologist 160: 255-272.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Bidartondo MI. 2005. The evolutionary ecology of myco-heterotrophy. New Phytologist 167: 335-352.

    Academic text (2008)

  • -- Johnson NC, Graham JH, Smith FA. 1997. Functioning of mycorrhizal associations along the mutualism-parasitism continuum. New Phytologist 135: 575-586.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Lin D, Xia J, Wan S. 2010. Climate warming and biomass accumulation of terrestrial plants: A meta-analysis. New Phytologist 188: 187-198.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Treseder KK. 2004. A meta-analysis of mycorrhizal responses to nitrogen, phosphorus, and atmospheric CO2 in field studies. New Phytologist 164: 347-355.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The phytologist conducted extensive research on the effects of climate change on plant species.

Synonyms

botanist
vsphytologist
22 4.1

A scientist who studies plants like trees and flowers

is an alternative formal term used for the same plant specialist
plant scientist
vsphytologist
1 4.0

A person who studies how plants grow and live

is the technical scientific term for that same specialist

Surface Forms

phytologist singular
phytologists plural

Morphology

phytologist = phytology (semi-transparent) = phyto + log + ist

The suffix '-ist' clearly indicates a person who specializes in a field.

Etymology

The word phytologist comes from the Greek parts phyto- meaning 'plant' and -logist meaning 'one who studies', the same ending as in biologist. So, a phytologist is a scientist who studies plants.