Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person with expertise or a special interest in the cultivation of roses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cultivator of roses; a rose-grower; a rose-fancier.
- noun [capitalized] A member of the Fraternity of the Rosary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A cultivator of roses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
expert in thecultivation andpropagation ofroses
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thank goodness Sugar Creek rosarian Ann Million hosted a knitting party at her house this week — she saved several lives.
Enough about gardening; let’s talk about knitting! « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
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Because I have grown to be a climate wimp living in sunny California, I haven't done this but my Vermont rosarian pals swear by it.
Annie Spiegelman: Time to Get Dirty: Autumn Chores in the Garden 2010
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I met Michael Marriott, the nursery rosarian, and I explained my brief that the roses were to be reliably healthy and that they must have scent, as the garden is as much about picking for the house as it is a place to be in.
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Because I have grown to be a climate wimp living in sunny California, I haven't done this but my Vermont rosarian pals swear by it.
Annie Spiegelman: Time to Get Dirty: Autumn Chores in the Garden 2010
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World renowned rosarian, David Austin himself writes in his book
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Annie Spiegelman 2011
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Margaret Leisner, a consulting rosarian for the American Rose Society, said most roses are hybridized, or genetically altered to be disease resistant, in California.
The News Tribune Blogs newstips@thenewstribune.com (KEEGAN PROSSER; Staff 2010
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Now a consulting rosarian with the American Rose Society and a member of the Virginia
The Shad Plank 2010
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Expert rosarian Cass Bernstein speaks on identifying, documenting roses.
Simi Valley Acorn 2010
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Tiffany, who lives in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, is a rosarian, which means she has completed a course of study from the American Rose Society that qualifies her to advise others on growing roses.
Fore, right! <StaffMember: Chris Ross> 2010
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Tiffany, who lives in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, is a rosarian, which means she has completed a course of study from the American Rose Society that qualifies her to advise others on growing roses.
Fore, right! 2010
qms commented on the word rosarian
Sub-rosa assassins and spies
Must find a non-threatening guise -
A helpful Rotarian
Or harmless rosarian -
To lead astray curious eyes.
November 8, 2017