nonbotanist

noun non·bot·a·nist \ ˌnän-ˈbä-tə-nist , -ˈbät-nist \

Definition of nonbotanist

: a person who is not a botanist

Pennsylvania is home to several other species of sumacs and all look pretty much alike to us nonbotanists.
—Jack Hubley

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1831

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