arborist

arborist
/ahr"beuhr ist/, n.
a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.
[1570-80; ARBOR3 + -IST]

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