Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Laidlaw (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Laidlaw's ..."
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Laidlaw.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word laidlawii.
Examples
-
Acholeplasma laidlawii was found to be a major contaminant of animal-derived serum.
GEN News Highlights 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.