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biparous
[ bip-er-uhs ]
/ ˈbɪp ər əs /
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adjective
Zoology. bringing forth offspring in pairs.
Botany. bearing two branches or axes.
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Words nearby biparous
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How to use biparous in a sentence
The cyme, according to its development, has been characterized as biparous or uniparous.
In fig. 16 the biparous cyme is represented in the flowering branch of Cerastium.
British Dictionary definitions for biparous
biparous
/ (ˈbɪpərəs) /
adjective
zoology producing offspring in pairs
botany (esp of an inflorescence) producing two branches from one stem
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