linnaean system of nomenclature


lin·nae·an sys·tem of no·men·cla·ture

the system of nomenclature in which the names of species are composed of two parts, a generic name and a specific epithet (species name, in botany). Synonym(s): binary nomenclature, binomial nomenclature [Carl von Linné]

Linné,

Carl von, Swedish botanist and physician, 1707-1778. linnaean system of nomenclature - the system of nomenclature in which the names of species are composed of genus and species. Synonym(s): binary nomenclature