Linnaea

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the botanist Carl Linnaeus' surname, New Latin Linnaeus.

Linnaea borealis (twinflower) being a favorite of Linnaeus, his friend and colleague Jan Frederik Gronovius named the genus Linnæa.[1]

Proper noun

Linnaea f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Linnaea.

Hyponyms

References

  1. ^ Carl Lindman (1917) “Linnea”, in Bilder ur Nordens flora [Pictures from the Flora of the North]‎[1] (in Swedish), retrieved 16 February 2024
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