Associations to the word «Linnean»

Wiktionary

LINNEAN, adjective. Of, or relating to Carl von Linné, Swedish nobleman, born as Carolus Linnaeus: "the Linnean Society".
LINNEAN, adjective. Of, or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him

Dictionary definition

LINNEAN, adjective. Of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats