noun
German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
• Syn: ↑Matthias Schleiden, ↑M. J. Schleiden
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑physiologist, ↑histologist
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/shluyd"n/, n.
Matthias Jakob /mah tee"ahs yah"kawp/, 1804-81, German botanist.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.