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Noun: Carl von Linne
  1. Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
    - Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, Carolus Linnaeus, Karl Linne

Type of: botanist, phytologist, plant scientist

Encyclopedia: Carl von Linne