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Lindleyan

Lindleyan adjective: of or relating to John Lindley (1799–1865), English botanist and orchidologist.

Adjective

Lindleyan (comparative more Lindleyan, superlative most Lindleyan)

  1. Of or relating to John Lindley (1799–1865), English botanist and orchidologist.

Forms of Lindleyan

comparativemore Lindleyan
superlativemost Lindleyan

Origin of Lindleyan

From Lindley + -an.

Questions about Lindleyan

What does Lindleyan mean?
Lindleyan means of or relating to John Lindley (1799–1865), English botanist and orchidologist.
What part of speech is Lindleyan?
Lindleyan is an adjective.

Words near Lindleyan in the dictionary

  1. Lindlar catalysts
  2. Lindler
  3. Lindlers
  4. Lindley
  5. Lindley equation
  6. Lindleyan
  7. lindleyin
  8. Lindleys
  9. Lindmania
  10. Lindner
  11. Lindners

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