linnean

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Adjective

HYPHEN

Lin=ne=an

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective linnean has 1 sense

linnean(a = adj.pert) linnaean - of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed;

Derived form noun linnaeus₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

linnean, a.

Of or pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated Swedish botanist. [1913 Webster]

Linnæan system, Linnean system (Bot.), the system in which the classes of plants are founded mainly upon the number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system.