Jussiaean

adjective

Jus·​si·​ae·​an

variants or Jussieuan

-¦yüən

or less commonly Jussiean

-¦ēən

: of or relating to the French botanists Bernard de Jussieu or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Jussiaean classification

Word History

Etymology

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

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