English > Linnaeus: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778). |
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| Synonyms | Carolus Linnaeus, Carl von Linne, Karl Linne |
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| Instance of | botanist, phytologist, plant scientist | A biologist specializing in the study of plants |
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| Spanish | Carlos Linneo, Carl von Linne, Carl von Linné, Carolus Linnaeus, Linnaeus, Linneo |
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| Catalan | Carl Linnaeus, Carl von Linné, Carolus Linnaeus, Linnaeus |
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| Adjectives | Linnaean, Linnean | of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed |
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