linnaeus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun linnaeus has 1 sense

linnaeus(n = noun.person) carl von linne, carolus linnaeus, karl linne - Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778);

is a kind of botanist, phytologist, plant scientist

Derived forms adjective linnaean₁, adjective linnean₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

linnaeus, n.

Carolus Linnaeus, also called Karl von Linné. Born at RLinnean system in botany. He made a journey to Lapland in 1732; resided in the Netherlands 1735-38; and became professor of medicine (later of botany) at Upsala in 1741. Among his works are “Systema naturCentury Dict. 1906]