phytologist n 1: a biologist specializing in the study of plants [syn: {botanist}, {phytologist}, {plant scientist}]
Phytologist \Phy*tol"o*gist\ (f[imac]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]