English noun: Tatum | |||
1. | Tatum (person) United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) | ||
Synonyms | Edward Lawrie Tatum | ||
Instance hypernym | biochemist | ||
2. | Tatum (person) United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) | ||
Synonyms | Art Tatum, Arthur Tatum | ||
Instance hypernym | jazz musician, jazzman | ||