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Jussiaean

adjective
Jus·si·ae·an
variants: or Jussieuan \-¦yüən \ or less commonly Jussiean \-¦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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History and Etymology for Jussiaean

from or irregular from Bernard de Jussieu †1777 or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu †1836 French botanists + English -an

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