See Also: Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob)(encyclopedia)
meteoroid(medicine)
meteoroid(dictionary)
Kolliker, Rudolph von(medicine)
Valentino, Rudolph(dictionary)
Magnus, Rudolph(medicine)
Balint, Rudolph(medicine)
Klapp, Rudolph(medicine)
Arndt, Rudolph(medicine)
Rudolph (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob) (sh) and meteoroid (iou)


Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob) (sh)




German Rudolph Camerer

born Feb. 17, 1665, Tubingen, Ger.
died Sept. 11, 1721, Tubingen

German botanist.

One of the first to perform experiments in heredity, he demonstrated sexuality in plants by identifying and defining the male and female reproductive parts of the plant and by describing their function in fertilization, showing that pollen is required for the process.


meteoroid (iou)



meteoroid adjective. M19.
[from METEOR + -OID.]
A small body of rock or metal moving through space, of the same Nature as those which become visible as meteors when they pass through the atmosphere.
meteo'roidal adjective L19.