Definitions for Linnaean

• Definition
• Anagrams (113)

Linnaean Lin·nae·an

Spelling: [li-nee-uh n]

IPA: /lɪˈni ən/

Linnaean is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in Linnaean (aaeilnnn).

Definitions for Linnaean

adjective

1. of or relating to Linnaeus, who established the binomial system of scientific nomenclature.
2. noting or pertaining to a system of botanical classification introduced by him, based mainly on the number or characteristics of the stamens and pistils.

Origin of Linnaean

First recorded in 1745-55; Linnae(us) + -an

Examples for Linnaean

Meanwhile he cultivated his taste for natural history, and was in 1796 elected a fellow of the Linnaean Society.

This nursery afterwards became the famous Linnaean Botanic Garden.

Super-order: a group of allied orders, like the Linnaean Neuroptera.

The term "Mellifica" is that of the Linnaean classification.

The first Part related to the Phanerogams only, arranged according to the Linnaean system.