1. Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935); [syn: deVries, De Vries, Hugo deVries, Hugo De Vries]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deVries
n 1: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed
the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn:
deVries, De Vries, Hugo deVries, Hugo De Vries]