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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

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• GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (noun)
The noun GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER has 1 sense:

1. United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)

Familiarity information: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER used as a noun is very rare.

• GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Carver; George Washington Carver

Instance hypernyms:

botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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