Candolle
augustin pyrame de
[oh-gys-tan pee-ram duh] /oʊ güsˈtɛ̃ piˈram də/ (show ipa), 1778–1841, swiss botanist.
noun
augustin pyrame de. 1778–1841, swiss botanist; his théorie élémentaire de la botanique (1813) introduced a new system of plant cl-ssification
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