LORENZ OKENFUSS

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• LORENZ OKENFUSS (noun)
  The noun LORENZ OKENFUSS has 1 sense:

1. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living 'infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)

  Familiarity information: LORENZ OKENFUSS used as a noun is very rare.

• LORENZ OKENFUSS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living 'infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lorenz Oken; Lorenz Okenfuss; Oken; Okenfuss

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))