Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ampelographer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-pel-o-g-ra-pher
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A practitioner of ampelography.

Example Sentences

"Scientists are just now devising a genetic test to distinguish one rootstock from another. Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance. Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have others think is a science."
"Thus when sampling Verdello grapevines, the likelihood of picking up a vine that really isn't Verdello is high, and the skill of the ampelographer becomes of paramount importance. If the ampelographer mistakenly identifies one of the vines as Verdello […], the DNA profile of that grapevine will be taken to be that of Verdello; this DNA profile will then be the reference DNA for that research group's databank."

Etymology

From ampelography + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ampelography

Inflected Forms

ampelographers (plural)

Questions

What does ampelographer mean?: A practitioner of ampelography.
Where does ampelographer come from?: From ampelography + -er.

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