Carver

[ kahr-ver ]

noun

1. George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
2. John, 1575?–1621, Pilgrim leader: first governor of Plymouth Colony 1620–21.
3. Raymond, 1938–88, U.S. short-story writer and poet.

carver

¹

/ ˈkɑːvə /

noun

1. a carving knife
2. plural a large matched knife and fork for carving meat
3. a chair with arms that forms part of a set of dining chairs

Carver

²

/ ˈkɑːvə /

noun

1. CarverGeorge Washington?18641943MUSSCIENCE: chemistSCIENCE: botanist George Washington. ?1864–1943, US agricultural chemist and botanist

Carver

/ kär′vər /

1. American botanist and educator whose work was instrumental in improving the agricultural efficiency of the United States.

Biography

George Washington Carver played a central role in revitalizing Southern agriculture after the Civil War, when Southern farms produced ever smaller cotton crops. His promotion of crop rotation methods helped to restore Southern farmlands, which had been depleted by the exclusive cultivation of cotton. Carver also introduced two new crops, peanuts and sweet potatoes, that would produce well in Alabama soil. To make them economically beneficial to farmers, he developed 325 products from peanuts, including peanut butter, plastics, synthetic rubber, shaving cream, and paper. He also developed hundreds of other products from sweet potatoes and from dozens of other native plants, including soybeans and cotton. During his forty-seven years as head of the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he taught the importance of crop diversification and soil conservation. Carver also introduced movable schools that brought practical agricultural knowledge directly to farmers.

Example Sentences

The publisher Penguin, and promoter Carver PR, said the family gave repeated assurances that part of the advance would be used to set up and fund the foundation.

From BBC

“I find it hard to come up with an adequate analogy, but imagine the plain, contemporary style of Raymond Carver being garnished with the elaborate diction of Charles Dickens,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

By the first week of football season the following fall, Marks already was the focal point of Carver’s offense.

From Los Angeles Times

But the kindness and support of another professor, Carver Mead, helped her find a home at Caltech.

From Los Angeles Times

In Carver’s tropical paradise of a book, a trio of friends heads to the Maldives to make over their 40-something lives.

From Los Angeles Times

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