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Hookerian

Hookerian adjective: of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer.

Adjective

Hookerian (comparative more Hookerian, superlative most Hookerian)

  1. Of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer.
  2. Of or relating to Richard Hooker (1554–1600), Anglican priest and influential theologian.

Forms of Hookerian

comparativemore Hookerian
superlativemost Hookerian

Origin of Hookerian

From Hooker + -ian.

Questions about Hookerian

What does Hookerian mean?
Hookerian means of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer.
What part of speech is Hookerian?
Hookerian is an adjective.

Words near Hookerian in the dictionary

  1. Hooker's orchid
  2. Hooker's Townsend daisy
  3. hooker-in
  4. hooker-on
  5. hookeriaceous
  6. Hookerian
  7. hookerish
  8. hookers
  9. hookers-on
  10. hookes
  11. hookest

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