† horˈticulistObs.rare. [f.med.L. horticula, -ulus (Du Cange), ‘gardener’ (? for L. *horticola, like agricola), f.hortus garden + col-ĕre to cultivate + -ist. (Cf.agricolist in same poem.)] A horticulturist. 1754Dodsley Pub. Virtue, Agric. ii. 135 On Culture's hand Alone, do these Horticulists rely?