De Vriesian
De Vriesian adjective: of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935).
Adjective (1)
De Vriesian (comparative more De Vriesian, superlative most De Vriesian)
- Of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935).
- However, while the particle hypothesis is not disproved, I have no doubt that the Weismannian, and perhaps also the De Vriesian conception of the genes will seem less and less plausible as new facts accumulate.1910 April 23, George Harrison Shull, “Germinal Analysis through Hybridization”, in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society […], volume XLIX, number 196, Philadelphia, Pa.: American...
- Significat as are the investigations of [Wilhelm] Johannsen with the genotypes of plants and of [Herbert Spencer] Jennings in the clones found in Paramœcium with respect to these problems, there still remains in both the idea of quantitative as opposed to qualitative “variations” bearing much the...1918, William Lawrence Tower, “Analysis of Heterogeneity in Some Simplest Structural Characters”, in The Mechanism of Evolution in Leptinotarsa (Publication No. 263), Washington, D.C.: Carnegie...
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the American editor and novelist Peter De Vries (1910–1993).
- At any rate, there is fun to be had not only from the De Vriesian virtuosity in pun and parody, but in following his literally incredible plot.1959 July 19, A. C. Spectorsky, “In Decency, Conn.: The Tents of Wickedness. By Peter De Vries. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
- Wendell Pocock, the hero of Elliott Baker’s third novel, “Pocock & Pitt,” is also a De Vriesian figure—a peg too round for the square apertures of life on the fruited plain.1971 October 19, “Books of The Times”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
Noun (1)
De Vriesian (plural De Vriesians)
- An adherent of the views of the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935).
- Whether the orthodox Darwinians or the De Vriesians are right does not matter here. The point is that the fluctuating variations of individuals, upon which [Charles] Darwin chiefly founded his principle of natural selection, cut but a small figure in the breeding of grapes.1913 April, U[lysses] P[rentiss] Hedrick, “The Domestication of American Grapes”, in J[ames] McKeen Cattell, editor, The Popular Science Monthly, volume LXXXII, New York, N.Y.: The Science Press...
- The biometricians, starting with heterogeneous unknown material, measured anything that was convenient and further complicated it with the application of their treatment of the data, while the De Vriesians, starting with refined material in pedigree cultures, attained an exactness of analysis and...1918, William Lawrence Tower, “Analysis of Heterogeneity in Some Simplest Structural Characters”, in The Mechanism of Evolution in Leptinotarsa (Publication No. 263), Washington, D.C.: Carnegie...
Adjective (2) capitalized: de Vriesian
de Vriesian (not comparable)
- Alternative letter-case form of De Vriesian (“of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935)”).
- It appears to the writer that [Oscar] Riddle attacks very successfully the de Vriesian interpretation of these phenomena. Unfortunately, however, he utterly confuses Mendelian facts with de Vriesian and Weismannian theories—hypotheses, rather, and attempts to throw both facts and hypotheses out of...1910 February, W[illiam] J[asper] Spillman, “The Mendelian View of Melanin Formation”, in The American Naturalist […], volume XLIV, number 518, Lancaster, Pa.; Garrison, N.Y.; New York, N.Y.: The...
- With the elucidation of the mysteries of Oenothera, and as the mutation theory came under increasing attack, some proponents of a multivalenced view of mutation found it increasingly difficult to speak clearly about mutations on several different levels without seeming fuzzy-headed latecomers to...2015, Luis A. Campos, “The Gene Irradiated”, in Radium and the Secret of Life, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 231
Noun (2) capitalized: de Vriesian
de Vriesian (plural de Vriesians)
- Alternative letter-case form of De Vriesian (“an adherent of the views of the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935)”).
- Even if we assume that the various substances with which we have been dealing are each produced by a single pair of chromosomes rather than by all the organs of the cell we can not look upon the chromosomes as the hereditary units spoken of by the de Vriesians and Weismannians, for we here look...1909 December 29, W[illiam] J[asper] Spillman, “Mendelian Phenomena without de Vriesian Theory”, in The American Naturalist […], volume XLIV, number 520, Lancaster, Pa.; Garrison, N.Y.; New York...
- If one takes a more moderate stand on mutation than the de Vriesians, and claims only that very gradual changes take place from within the organism itself by a series of minute alterations which gradually accumulate momentum, then one may reasonably a mutationist, but one is holding to nothing that...1935, Donald Culross Peattie, “September Thirtieth”, in An Almanac for Moderns, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published July 1935 (2nd impression), →OCLC, page 211
Examples of De Vriesian in a sentence
- Later, the Mendelian and De Vriesian inheritance models proved that the mother and father contributed equal amounts of somatic chromosome genetic information to both their male and female offspring.2014, Jerry Bergman, “Darwinists Taught Human Females Are Inferior to Males”, in The Darwin Effect […], Green Forest, Ark.: Master Books...
- ALMOST without exception, Moore’s narrators have comic yet dark stories to tell: they fire off crisp, De Vriesian one-liners and then, when you least expect it, sneak in wrenching revelations.1994 October 3, Lorrie Moore, “Briefly Noted”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- Although it turns from his expected farce and comedy toward a series of tragic scenes, the book may still be read as a representative example of De Vriesian humor.2016, Guy Szuberla, “Humor”, in Philip A. Greasley, editor, Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, volume 2 (Dimensions of the Midwestern...
- To the De Vriesians the new elementary species thus produced are the only variations from the type which count.1920 January–February, Amadeus W[illiam] Grabau, “Sixty Years of Darwinism: A Look Backward and Forward”, in Mary Cynthia Dickerson...
Forms of De Vriesian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more De Vriesian |
| superlative | most De Vriesian |
| Noun | |
| plural | De Vriesians |
| plural | de Vriesians |
Origin of De Vriesian
From De Vries + -ian.
From de Vries + -ian.
Questions about De Vriesian
- What does De Vriesian mean?
- De Vriesian means of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935).
- How do you use De Vriesian in a sentence?
- Later, the Mendelian and De Vriesian inheritance models proved that the mother and father contributed equal amounts of somatic chromosome genetic information to both their male and female offspring.
- What part of speech is De Vriesian?
- De Vriesian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near De Vriesian in the dictionary
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