Linnaeus used while assigning names to plants and animals.
A
French
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B
Greek
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C
Latin
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D
English
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Solution
The correct option is C Latin Carolus Linnaeus, used Latin while giving scientific names to plants. He used Latin because it is a dead language and will not change in future. Hence, there won't be any confusion in naming species.