LINNEAN

Linnaean, Linnean

(adjective) of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Lin*næ"an, Lin*ne"an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated Swedish botanist. Linnaean system (Bot.), the system in which the classes are founded mainly upon the stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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STATE

(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”


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