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hybridist

hybridist noun: a horticulturist who hybridizes plants.

Noun

hybridist (plural hybridists)

  1. A horticulturist who hybridizes plants.
    • The skill of hybridists has consistently improved the quality of what they offer for our gardens, replacing the older varieties [of tulips] with larger, sturdier, healthier bulbs with flowers in a much wider colour range.2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they...

Forms of hybridist

pluralhybridists

Origin of hybridist

From hybrid + -ist.

Questions about hybridist

What does hybridist mean?
Hybridist means a horticulturist who hybridizes plants.
What part of speech is hybridist?
Hybridist is a noun.
What is the plural of hybridist?
The plural of hybridist is hybridists.

Words near hybridist in the dictionary

  1. hybridisers
  2. hybridises
  3. hybridising
  4. hybridism
  5. hybridisms
  6. hybridist
  7. hybridists
  8. hybridities
  9. hybridity
  10. hybridizability
  11. hybridizable

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