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Schwendenerian

Schwendenerian adjective: of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.

Adjective

Schwendenerian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.

Origin of Schwendenerian

From Schwendener + -ian.

Questions about Schwendenerian

What does Schwendenerian mean?
Schwendenerian means of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.
What part of speech is Schwendenerian?
Schwendenerian is an adjective.

Words near Schwendenerian in the dictionary

  1. Schweizer's reagent
  2. Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund
  3. Schwellenangst
  4. Schwendeman
  5. Schwendemans
  6. Schwendenerian
  7. Schwendi
  8. Schwendiman
  9. Schweninger's cure
  10. Schwenkfelder
  11. Schwenkfelders

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