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ampelographer

ampelographer noun: a practitioner of ampelography.

Noun

ampelographer (plural ampelographers)

  1. A practitioner of ampelography.
    • Scientists are just now devising a genetic test to distinguish one rootstock from another. Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance. Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have...1993 October 17, Arthur Lubow, “What's Killing the Grapevines of Napa?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • Thus when sampling Verdello grapevines, the likelihood of picking up a vine that really isn't Verdello is high, and the skill of the ampelographer becomes of paramount importance. If the ampelographer mistakenly identifies one of the vines as Verdello […], the DNA profile of that grapevine will be...2014, Ian D'Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 21

Examples of ampelographer in a sentence

  • Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have others think is a science.1993 October 17, Arthur Lubow, “What's Killing the Grapevines of Napa?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • Thus when sampling Verdello grapevines, the likelihood of picking up a vine that really isn't Verdello is high, and the skill of the ampelographer becomes of paramount importance.2014, Ian D'Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 21:

Forms of ampelographer

pluralampelographers

Origin of ampelographer

From ampelography + -er.

Questions about ampelographer

What does ampelographer mean?
Ampelographer means a practitioner of ampelography.
How do you use ampelographer in a sentence?
Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have others think is a science.
What part of speech is ampelographer?
Ampelographer is a noun.
What is the plural of ampelographer?
The plural of ampelographer is ampelographers.

Words near ampelographer in the dictionary

  1. ampeliscids
  2. ampelite
  3. ampelites
  4. ampelitic
  5. ampelo-
  6. ampelographer
  7. ampelographers
  8. ampelographic
  9. ampelographist
  10. ampelographists
  11. ampelography

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