Linnaeus, Carolus
Pronunciation: /lɪˈniːəs, -ˈneɪəs/
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 He devised an authoritative classification system for flowering plants involving binomial Latin names (later superseded by that of Antoine Jussieu), and also a classification method for animals.