unijugate

[ yoo-nij-uh-geyt, yoo-ni-joo-git, -geyt ]

/ yuˈnɪdʒ əˌgeɪt, ˌyu nɪˈdʒu gɪt, -geɪt /

adjective Botany.

(of a pinnate leaf) having only a single pair of leaflets.

Nearby words

uniformitarianism, uniformity, uniformize, unify, uniglandular, unijugate, unilateral, unilateral anesthesia, unilateral declaration of independence, unilateral hemianopsia, unilateral hermaphroditism

Origin of unijugate

1840–50; < Latin ūnijug(us) having one yoke (equivalent to ūni- uni- + jug(um) yoke¹ + -us adj. suffix) + -ate¹

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British Dictionary definitions for unijugate

unijugate

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈdʒuːɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt) /

adjective

(of a compound leaf) having only one pair of leaflets

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