Schleiden

[shlahyd-n]

noun

Mat·thi·as Ja·kob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/, 1804–81, German botanist.

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Examples from the Web for schleiden

Schleiden, 'Principles of Botany,' English translation, p. 368.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
In the same way Schleiden cut the ground from under vitalism in botany.
The Wonders of Life
Ernst Haeckel
On the afternoon of April 27 Schleiden was back in Washington.
Great Britain and the American Civil War
Ephraim Douglass Adams
As early as January 26 he had unfolded to Schleiden this fantastic plan.
Great Britain and the American Civil War
Ephraim Douglass Adams
Schleiden in particular brought forward charges of the most serious nature against Nehemiah Grew's good faith.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists
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