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Hugo De Vries

DEFINITIONS OF: Hugo De Vries

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n Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)

Synonyms:
De Vries, Hugo deVries, deVries
Example of:
botanist, phytologist, plant scientist
a biologist specializing in the study of plants
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