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Carl Linnaeus (L.) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who lived in the 18th century. He is considered the father of modern taxonomy, the science of classifying and naming organisms.
In botanical author citations, Carl Linnaeus is typically referred to as "L.".
This is in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature (ICN) for algae, fungi, and plants, which states that the author citation for plants described by Linnaeus should be given as "L.".
This is done as a way to honor Linnaeus to acknowledge his significant contributions to the field of botany.
So, if you see a plant name with "L." after it, it means that this plant was described by Linnaeus.
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50 (Roman numeral)
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Large
Fashion & Lifestyle
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Liberalerna
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Leaner/Learning
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angular momentum
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Inductance
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Likelihood function
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Leucine
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mean free path
Physics
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Lollipop
Software & Applications
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Langmuir
Chemistry
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constructible universe
Mathematics
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Laplace transform
Mathematics
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Latent heat
Engineering
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Laelia
Botany
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Liverpool
Postal
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Low gear
Automotive
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Loews Corporation
NYSE
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Galactic longitude
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Avogadro constant
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Lewisite
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The full form of L is Carl Linnaeus
Length | Left | Liter | Luminosity | 50 (Roman numeral) | Large | Leaner/Learning | angular momentum | Inductance | Likelihood function | Leucine | mean free path | Lollipop | Langmuir | constructible universe | Laplace transform | Latent heat | Carl Linnaeus | Laelia | Low gear | Galactic longitude | Avogadro constant | Lewisite