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Linnaean
{
Lin-næ′an
,Lin-ne′an
}(lĭn-nē′an)
, p
rop.
Adj.
Of or pertaining to
Linnæus
, the celebrated Swedish botanist. Linnaean 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.
Definition 2024
Linnaean
Linnaean
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Adjective
Linnaean (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally (i.e. "a Linnaean name") or in a wider sense, of the era influenced by him
- Of, or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him
- (recent) Relating to the nomenclature Codes that have their starting point in a work by Linnaeus or are derived from such a Code. This includes the idea of a ranked taxonomy, which was not initiated by Linnaeus.