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nounevening botanist (plural evening botanists)
plural evening botanists
- euphemisticA gay man.
Or maybe it’s why “evening botanist” is one of the antiquated terms for queer men.
[2020 January 29, Sarah Prager, “Four Flowering Plants That Have Been Decidedly Queered”, in JSTOR Daily, JSTOR, retrieved 16 Jul 20261 more example
“Specimen collection?” The man held it away as Embry grabbed for it. “Is that why they call girls like you evening botanists?”
2026 May 26, Anna-Marie McLemore, We Could Be Anyone, Feiwel & Friends, →ISBNSynonyms: confirmed bachelor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gay man.
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evening botanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evening%20botanist
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evening botanist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evening%20botanist.
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