Herbalist


[hur-buh-list, ur-] /ˈhɜr bə lɪst, ˈɜr-/

noun
1.
a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
2.
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3.
an author of an .
4.
(formerly) a botanist.
/ˈhɜːbəlɪst/
noun
1.
a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs
2.
(formerly) a descriptive botanist
n.

1590s; see herbal + -ist. Earlier such a person might have been called herber (early 13c. as a surname).

herbalist herb·al·ist (ûr’bə-lĭst, hûr’-)
n.

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