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JUSSIEU
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• JUSSIEU (noun)
The noun JUSSIEU has 1 sense:
1. French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
Familiarity information: JUSSIEU used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu; Jussieu
Instance hypernyms:
botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
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