rosarian

noun

ro·​sar·​i·​an rō-ˈzer-ē-ən How to pronounce rosarian (audio)
: a cultivator of roses

Examples of rosarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Former rosarian gets back into gardening after a decade with a new medium — succulents — creating a low-water yard that’s bursting with color and texture Keith Umbreit is no stranger to gardening. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023 To this aim, Forestier called on the leading rosarian of the day, Jules Gravereaux, a former executive at the Bon Marché department store who had designed Europe’s first modern roseraie, or rose garden, at his country house in a village south of Paris known today as L’Haÿ-les-Roses. Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The presenter, master rosarian Dona Martin, told us that rose plants grafted on Fortuniana rootstock grow larger than roses grafted on Dr. Huey or on their own root. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Admission is free, RSVP to sales.la@33sixty.com South Coast Rose Society hosts a rose Q&A with answers from a panel of the club’s consulting rosarians (rose experts), 7 p.m. at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 The blooms that have inspired excitement among local rosarians have a backstory known only to a few. Jeanette Marantos, latimes.com, 25 June 2019 The Bee’s Debbie Arrington is a consulting rosarian and lifelong gardener; darrington@sacbee.com, 916-321-1075, @debarrington. Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 30 Mar. 2018

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'rosarian.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Etymology

rose entry 2 + -arian

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rosarian was in 1862

Dictionary Entries Near rosarian

Cite this Entry

“Rosarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosarian. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!