carnationist

English

Etymology

carnation + -ist

Noun

carnationist (plural carnationists)

  1. A person who grows carnations.
    • 1895, Society of American Florists, Ornamental Horticulturists, Proceedings of the Annual Conventions, volumes 11-14, page 64:
      [] your carnationists in the spring and your chrysanthemum growers in the fall []
    • 1902, American Carnation Society, Proceedings of the American Carnation Society, page 73:
      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.

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