Oken

Other forms: Okens

Definitions of Oken
  1. noun
    German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
    synonyms: Lorenz Oken, Lorenz Okenfuss, Okenfuss
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    natural scientist, naturalist
    a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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