Associations to the word «Linnaeus»

Wiktionary

LINNAEUS, proper noun. Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."

Dictionary definition

LINNAEUS, noun. Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke