Vavilovian

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adjective

Of, or related to the scientific discoveries of the Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist Nikolai Vavilov.

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Meanings

adjectiveVavilovian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf, or related to the scientific discoveries of the Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist Nikolai Vavilov.

    It is sufficient to emphasise how strongly the Vavilovian concept, and geographical pattern, of centres of origin constrained research on the beginnings of agriculture in the second half of the twentieth century.

    2006, Robert Layton, Stephen Shennan, Peter G. Stone, A Future for Archaeology: The Past in the Present

Origin

From Vavilov + -ian.

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APA

Vavilovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vavilovian

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“Vavilovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vavilovian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vavilovian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vavilovian.

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