Hugo deVries

Definitions of Hugo deVries
  1. noun
    Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
    synonyms: De Vries, Hugo De Vries, deVries
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    botanist, phytologist, plant scientist
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
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