pteridologist
/ˌtɛrɪˈdɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies ferns and related plants.
- The university hired a pteridologist to lead the botany department.
- As a pteridologist, she spends most of her time in greenhouses and forests.
- The pteridologist identified a new fern species in the rainforest.
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