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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
Synonyms:
Carver; George Washington Carver
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Instance hypernyms:
botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)