binate

[ bahy-neyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. produced or borne in pairs; double.

binate

/ ˈbaɪˌneɪt /

adjective

1. botany occurring in two parts or in pairs

   binate leaves

Derived Forms

• ˈbiˌnately, adverb

Other Words From

• binate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of binate¹

1800–10; < New Latin bīnātus, apparently extracted from Late Latin combīnātus yoked together. See bin-, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of binate¹

C19: from New Latin bīnātus , probably from Latin combīnātus united

Example Sentences

Spikelets are solitary, binate or fasciculate, 2-flowered, jointed on the pedicel and awned.

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The inflorescence consists of solitary, binate, digitate, or panicled racemes.

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Spikelets are binate, a sessile female or bisexual and a pedicelled male or neuter.

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