Linnaeus

From Swedish Linnæus, from Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”), in reference to a giant linden tree that grew on the family homestead of Carl Linnaeus.

Linnaeus

1. Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."

In France, Germany and Spain (and possibly other countries) he would be known as Linné including in scholarly works and library references.

• binomial nomenclature

• Linnæus

Borrowed from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”).

Linnaeus m (genitive Linnaeī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a male surname from Swedish — famously held by:
   1. Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• → English: Linnæus, Linnaeus, Linnæa, Linnaea
• → Swedish: Linnæus, Linnaeus, Linnæa, Linnaea

• Linnæus, Linnæa, Linnaea

From Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”).

Linnaeus

1. a surname

• English: Linnæus, Linnaeus, Linnæa, Linnaea