FERDINAND JULIUS COHN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants

Synonyms:

Cohn; Ferdinand Julius Cohn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)

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