/plants"meuhn, plahnts"-/ , n. , pl. plantsmen .
1. a nurseryman.
2. a horticulturist.
3. a person with a keen interest in and wide knowledge of plants and their cultivation.
[ 1880-85; PLANT + -S 3 + -MAN, on the model of GAMESMAN, MARKSMAN, etc. ]
Usage . See -man .