1. Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884); [syn: Mendel, Gregor Mendel, Johann Mendel]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Gregor Mendel
n 1: Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding
garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of
the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: Mendel, Gregor
Mendel, Johann Mendel]