Jussiaean
adjective
Jus·si·ae·an
variants: or
Jussieuan
\-¦yüən\ less commonlyJussiean
\-¦ēən\Definition of Jussiaean
: of or relating to the French botanists Bernard de Jussieu or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu Jussiaean classification
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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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