‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh. ] (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail. [ Written also Lymnæa. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } prop. a. Of or pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated Swedish botanist. [ 1913 Webster ]
Linnaean system, Linnean system (Bot.), the system in which the classes of plants are founded mainly upon the number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system. [ 1913 Webster ]