herbalIst

[Eng. herbal; -ist.] One who is skilled in the knowledge of herbs, their properties and qualities; one who makes a collection of herbs generally or deals in medicinal herbs. "I know two or three virtuosi that are good herbalists ." -Boyle: Works , vi. 727. *herb-ar, *herb-er, *herb-ere, *erb-er, s . [O. Fr. herbere , from Lat. herbarium .] 1. A garden of flowers or vegetables. 2. A herb, a plant. "Decked with flowers and herbars daintily." IMG:content-1128.png:[blocks in formation] "Shapin was this herbir rofe and all As is a pretty parlour." Chaucer: Flower and the Leaf. her-bär-i-an, s . [HERBARIUM.] A herbalist. "As Pena, the French herbarian , hath also noted."Holinshed: Description of England , bk. iii., ch. iii.