Definition of Jussiaean
:of or relating to the French botanists Bernard de Jussieu or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
- Jussiaean classification
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Jussiaean
adjective
Jus·si·ae·an
variants:
or
Jussieuan
\-¦yüən\
or less commonly
Jussiean
\-¦ēən\
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Origin and Etymology of jussiaean
from or irregular from Bernard de Jussieu †1777 or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu †1836 French botanists + English -an
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