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1. Gray, Asa Graynoun

   United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

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1. asa gray

   Asa Gray was a highly influential American botanist in the 19th century, often considered the most important American botanist of his time. He made significant contributions to the field of systematic botany and contributed to the development of Darwin's theory of natural selection. The Gray Herbarium at Harvard University is named in his honor and is home to a significant collection of his botanical specimens.

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1. Asa Gray

   Asa Gray is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. He was instrumental in unifying the taxonomic knowledge of the plants of North America. Of Gray's many works on botany, the most popular was his Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States, from New England to Wisconsin and South to Ohio and Pennsylvania Inclusive. This book, known simply as Gray's Manual, has gone through a number of editions with botanical illustrations by Isaac Sprague, and remains a standard in the field.

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1. Asa Gray

   American naturalist, born 18 Nov. 1810, Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Studied at Fairfield and became physician 1831. Wrote Elements of Botany, 1836, became Professor of Nat. Hist. at Harvard, and was the first to introduce Darwinism to America. Wrote an Examination of Darwin’s Treatise 1861. Succeeded Agassiz as Governor of Smithsonian Institute, and worked on American Flora. Died at Cambridge, Mass., 30 Jan. 1888.

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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