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Linnaeanism

Linnaeanism noun: the Linnaean system of nomenclature.

Noun

Linnaeanism (uncountable)

  1. The Linnaean system of nomenclature.
    • Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras.2000, Daniel R. Headrick, When Information Came of Age, page 26

Origin of Linnaeanism

From Linnaean + -ism.

Questions about Linnaeanism

What does Linnaeanism mean?
Linnaeanism means the Linnaean system of nomenclature.
What part of speech is Linnaeanism?
Linnaeanism is a noun.

Words near Linnaeanism in the dictionary

  1. linn
  2. Linn County
  3. Linna
  4. Linnaean
  5. Linnaean nomenclature
  6. Linnaeanism
  7. linnaeite
  8. linnaeites
  9. Linnaeus
  10. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
  11. Linnaeus's two-toed sloths

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