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DIDYMOUS

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did⋅y⋅mous

[did-uh-muhs]
–adjective Botany.
occurring in pairs; paired; twin.

Origin:
1785–95; < Gk dídymos twin, double, (akin to dís twice, double); see -ous
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did·y·mous   (dĭd'ə-məs)   
adj.  Arranged or occurring in pairs; twin.

[From Greek didumos, twin; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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