didymous

[ did-uh-muhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. occurring in pairs; paired; twin.

didymous

/ ˈdɪdɪməs /

adjective

1. biology in pairs or in two parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous¹

C18: from Greek didumos twin, from duo two