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carnationist

carnationist noun: a person who grows carnations.

Noun

carnationist (plural carnationists)

  1. A person who grows carnations.
    • […] your carnationists in the spring and your chrysanthemum growers in the fall […]1895, Society of American Florists, Ornamental Horticulturists, Proceedings of the Annual Conventions, volumes 11-14, page 64
    • I hope I may be pardoned for again referring to roses in a meeting of carnationists, but they seem to forcibly illustrate some of the points I wish to emphasize.1902, American Carnation Society, Proceedings of the American Carnation Society, page 73

Forms of carnationist

pluralcarnationists

Origin of carnationist

From carnation + -ist.

Questions about carnationist

What does carnationist mean?
Carnationist means a person who grows carnations.
What part of speech is carnationist?
Carnationist is a noun.
What is the plural of carnationist?
The plural of carnationist is carnationists.

Words near carnationist in the dictionary

  1. Carnatic
  2. carnation
  3. Carnation Revolution
  4. carnation-grass
  5. carnationed
  6. carnationist
  7. carnationists
  8. carnations
  9. carnauba
  10. carnauba wax
  11. carnauba waxes

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