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HUGO DEVRIES

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HUGO DEVRIES (noun)
  The noun HUGO DEVRIES has 1 sense:

1. Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)play

  Familiarity information: HUGO DEVRIES used as a noun is very rare.


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HUGO DEVRIES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

De Vries; deVries; Hugo De Vries; Hugo deVries

Instance hypernyms:

botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)


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