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Lorenz Okenfuss

DEFINITIONS OF: Lorenz Okenfuss

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

Synonyms:
Lorenz Oken, Oken, Okenfuss
Example of:
natural scientist, naturalist
a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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