binate
[ bahy-neyt ]
adjectiveBotany.
produced or borne in pairs; double.
Origin of binate
1Other words from binate
- bi·nate·ly, adverb
Words Nearby binate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use binate in a sentence
Spikelets are solitary, binate or fasciculate, 2-flowered, jointed on the pedicel and awned.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe inflorescence consists of solitary, binate, digitate, or panicled racemes.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarSpikelets are binate, a sessile female or bisexual and a pedicelled male or neuter.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
British Dictionary definitions for binate
binate
/ (ˈbaɪˌneɪt) /
adjective
botany occurring in two parts or in pairs: binate leaves
Origin of binate
1C19: from New Latin bīnātus, probably from Latin combīnātus united
Derived forms of binate
- binately, adverb
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
Browse