linnean system

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linnean system - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Linnaean \Lin*n[ae]"an\, Linnean \Lin*ne"an\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"an),
     prop. a.
     Of or pertaining to Linn[ae]us, the celebrated Swedish
     botanist.
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     Linnaean system, Linnean system (Bot.), the system in
        which the classes of plants are founded mainly upon the
        number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the
        artificial or sexual system.
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