nonce-word. [Irreg. f. VEGET-ABLE + -IST.] One who is concerned with the growth or cultivation of vegetable products.
1778. [W. H. Marshall], Minutes Agric., 7 Sept., 1775. The Vegetist, perhaps, more than any other man, is subject to the power … of the elements. Ibid., Digest, 25. The Vegetist ought never to lose sight of this maxim.
