"botanist by" is not a complete phrase or sentence and is not grammatically correct on its own.
It may be used as part of a longer sentence, such as "He is a botanist by profession" or "She was trained as a botanist by her father." In both of these cases, "botanist by" is followed by a noun to complete the thought. It can also be used as part of a compound adjective, such as "botanist-by-training." An example using "botanist by" in a sentence is "The garden was designed by a renowned botanist, ensuring a diverse and beautiful array of flora."
A botanist by training, Mr. Bhatt said rice should not be grown in successive seasons but should be alternated with peas, wheat, corn and mustard over two years to keep the soil fertile.
The paper's author, Akhilesh Pandey, a botanist by training and the chairman of Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission in Bhopal, India, failed to show up for the session after tripping in a stairwell and injuring his leg, according to the Hindustan Times newspaper.
Then, I reached for my worn and tattered copy of "The Drunken Botanist" by Amy Stewart.
In 1844 a French-Swiss botanist by the name of Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle (who created the first Code of Botanical Nomenclature) proposed a division of the genus into three sections based on floral morphology.
Wine, Beer and Spirits: "The Drunken Botanist" by Amy Stewart; "Wine Grapes" by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and Jose Vouillamoz; "The World Atlas of Wine, 7th Edition" by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson.
They aided botanists by sending many specimens to Paris and London.
The review of "A Rum Affair" (Aug. 13) states that this book is about "Prof. John Heslop Harrison of the Royal Society," but fails to mention that there were two British botanists by that name, both fellows of the Royal Society, the subject of the book being the father of the other.
And in one revival that caught botanists by surprise, the lizard orchid burst out from its refuge on the golf course at Royal St George's in Kent and spread to other courses across southern England, its seeds hitching a ride on golfers' shoes.
They worked with the naturalists on these expeditions, but gave particular assistance to the botanists by collecting live plants and seed, as well as plant specimens for herbarium collections.
Mr. Antonioni's backers, for example, could get the Botanist bench by pledging $299; it will eventually retail for around $800, he said.
Thanks to the new Hollywood film The Martian, we now have a big screen botanist, played by Matt Damon, who conquers Mars.
