Linnaeanism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Linnaean system of nomenclature. uncountable
"Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras."
Example
More examples"Nowhere was the victory of Linnaeanism more complete than in Britain. When William Hudson's Flora Anglica, organized in the Linnaean manner, appeared in 1762, it displaced all previous floras."
Etymology
From Linnaean + -ism.