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leonhart

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for leonhart.

Editorial note

The color is named after the genus of plants which is in turn named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

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Quick take

A surname from German.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname from German.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for leonhart.

noun

A surname from German.

Example sentences

1

The color is named after the genus of plants which is in turn named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

2

Neither (2) nor (3) is what the poster meant, and they definitely didn't mean (1) unless Michele Leonhart was an Indian who literally left her reservation!

3

Fuchsia is named after Leonhart Fuchs, which makes it much easier to spell once you know.

4

Easy to remember if you know that fuchsia is named after a German botanist by the name of Leonhart Fuchs.

5

The OS Fuchsia is named after the colour Fuchsia named after the flower Fuchsia named after a Renaissance-era Bavarian botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

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Michele Leonhart is another Bush cancer Obama decided to keep around.

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In the meantime Michele Leonhart should be fired, arrested and charged.

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It helps to know that it was named for Leonhart Fuchs.

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David Leonhart I believe, who is one of my preferred NYT journalists.

10

I hope now that the famously anti-marijuana Michelle Leonhart is retiring from administering the DEA (arguably in disgrace) that the President will appoint someone with a more evidence-based outlook to that position.

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The original poster's comment about Michele Leonhart, using the second two definitions leads me to believe that either (2) Michele Leonhart can temporarily go across the political aisle (from Republican to Democrat), which is admirable, or (3) Michele Leonhart is disruptive, which is just what we need in Washington.

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Worth noting also that the flower was only discovered and named after him after Leonhart Fuchs had already been dead for 130 years; the color was apparently only named another 160 years after that when someone invented a dye, decided it was the color of fuchsia flowers, and called it fuchsine.

Quote examples

1

There will be a case in federal court that will be something like "Leonhart v $23,174".

2

The color fuchsia is named after the plant which is names after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs, whose surname means "fox" and is pronounced roughly "fooks".

3

There's 3 different popular table "systems" I have seen: Garlando, Leonhart and Tornado.

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I was wondering how it went from "Fuks" to "Few-Sha" - and apparently that was via Latin: > Leonhart Fuchs (German: [ˈleːɔnhaʁt ˈfʊks]...

Proper noun examples

1

Just an example of narrative bias creeping in, even from the relatively top-flight Leonhart.

2

In Austria, Garlando is used almost exclusively (except active competitive players who need to know all of them), therefore Austrians aren't as good at Tornado/Leonhart typically.

3

I suggest this piece [1] by David Leonhart.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use leonhart in a sentence?

The color is named after the genus of plants which is in turn named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

What does leonhart mean?

A surname from German.

What part of speech is leonhart?

leonhart is commonly used as noun.