De Vries

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/də ˈvriːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(də vrēs′; Du. də vrēs′)


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De Vries  (də vrēs′; Du. də vrēs′),USA pronunciation 
    Hu•go  (hyo̅o̅′gō; Du. hy′gō),USA pronunciation 1848–1935, Dutch botanist and student of organic heredity: developed the concept of mutation as a factor in the process of evolution.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
De Vries / də ˈvriːs/
  1. Hugo ( ˈhyːxoː ). 1848–1935, Dutch botanist, who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution
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