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Wettsteinian

Wettsteinian adjective: of or relating to Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), Austrian botanist, whose Wettstein system was one of the earliest taxonomic systems based on phyletic principles.

Adjective

Wettsteinian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), Austrian botanist, whose Wettstein system was one of the earliest taxonomic systems based on phyletic principles.

Origin of Wettsteinian

From Wettstein + -ian.

Questions about Wettsteinian

What does Wettsteinian mean?
Wettsteinian means of or relating to Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), Austrian botanist, whose Wettstein system was one of the earliest taxonomic systems based on phyletic principles.
What part of speech is Wettsteinian?
Wettsteinian is an adjective.

Words near Wettsteinian in the dictionary

  1. wettings
  2. wettish
  3. Wetton
  4. Wettons
  5. Wettstein
  6. Wettsteinian
  7. Wettsteins
  8. wetu
  9. Wetumpka
  10. Wetuppa
  11. wetus

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