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Meaning of LINNAEAN

Pronunciation:  li'neeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that he proposed
 
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 Synonyms: Linnean
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lin*n[ae]"an\, Linnean \Lin*ne"an\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"an),
a.
Of or pertaining to Linn[ae]us, the celebrated Swedish
botanist.
{Linn[ae]an system} (Bot.), the system in which the classes
   are founded mainly upon the number of stamens, and the
   orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system.
 

 

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