A person who practices herbarism; a collector, curator, or specialist in herbaria and preserved plant specimens.
From 'herbarium' plus '-ist' (a person who practices something). This occupational term parallels other -ist terms for specialists in collections and studies.
Some of the most famous herbarists were Victorian women who were barred from universities but became world-experts in plant classification—herbaria was one of the few sciences where they could gain professional recognition.
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