NOUN | person | Oken, Lorenz Oken, Okenfuss, Lorenz Okenfuss | German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living 'infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) |
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Sounds | owkey'ahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living 'infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851). | |
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Synonyms | Lorenz Oken, Okenfuss, Lorenz Okenfuss | |
Instance of | naturalist, natural scientist | A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) |
Spanish | Lorenz Oken, Oken | |
Catalan | Lorenz Oken |
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