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didymous

[ did-uh-muhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. occurring in pairs; paired; twin.


didymous

/ ˈdɪdɪməs /

adjective

  1. biology in pairs or in two parts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous1

1785–95; < Greek dídymos twin, double, (akin to dís twice, double); -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous1

C18: from Greek didumos twin, from duo two

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