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binate

[ bahy-neyt ]

/ ˈbaɪ neɪt /

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adjective Botany.

produced or borne in pairs; double.

Origin of binate

1800–10; < New Latin bīnātus, apparently extracted from Late Latin combīnātus yoked together. See bin-, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM binate

bi·nate·ly, adverb

Words nearby binate

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Example sentences from the Web for binate

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

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The inflorescence consists of solitary, binate, digitate, or panicled racemes.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Spikelets are solitary, binate or fasciculate, 2-flowered, jointed on the pedicel and awned.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for binate

binate

/ (ˈbaɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

botany occurring in two parts or in pairs binate leaves

Derived forms of binate

binately, adverb

Word Origin for binate

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