biparous
[ bip-er-uh s ]
/ ˈbɪp ər əs /
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adjective
Zoology. bringing forth offspring in pairs.
Botany. bearing two branches or axes.
Nearby words
- bioweapon,
- bipack,
- biparental,
- biparietal,
- biparietal diameter,
- bipartisan,
- bipartisanship,
- bipartite,
- bipartition,
- biparty
Origin of biparous
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Examples from the Web for biparous
In fig. 16 the biparous cyme is represented in the flowering branch of Cerastium.
The cyme, according to its development, has been characterized as biparous or uniparous.
biparous
/ (ˈbɪpərəs) /
adjective
zoology producing offspring in pairs
botany (esp of an inflorescence) producing two branches from one stem
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biparous
"bringing forth two at birth," 1731, from bi- + Latin -parus, from parere "bring forth, bear" (see pare).
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biparous
[ bĭp′ər-əs ]
adj.
Bearing two offspring from the same pregnancy.
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