dispermous

American

[dahy-spur-muhs] / daɪˈspɜr məs /

adjective

Botany.

having two seeds.

dispermous British

/ daɪˈspɜːməs /

adjective

(of flowering plants) producing or having two seeds

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Etymology

Origin of dispermous

First recorded in 1720–30; di- ¹ + spermous

Example Sentences

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Dispermous, dī-spėrm′us, adj. having only two seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Senra, which like Sturtia, has the foliola of its three-leaved involucrum distinct and entire, differs from it in having its calyx 5-fid with sharp sinuses, in the absence of glands, in the reduced number of stamina, and in its dispermous ovaria.

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