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GREGOR MENDEL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
Synonyms:
Gregor Mendel; Johann Mendel; Mendel
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Instance hypernyms:
botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
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