Linnaeus, Carolus
Syllabification: (Lin·nae·us, Carolus)
Pronunciation: /liˈnēəs/
Definition of Linnaeus, Carolus
- (1707–78), Swedish botanist; founder of modern systematic botany and zoology; Latinized name of Carl von Linné. He devised an authoritative classification system for flowering plants involving binomial Latin names (later superseded by that of Antoine Jussieu) and also a classification method for animals.
