binate

 [bahy-neyt]  

bi·nate

   [bahy-neyt]
adjective Botany.
produced or borne in pairs; double.
Origin:
1800–10; < Neo-Latin bīnātus, apparently extracted from Late Latin combīnātus yoked together. See bin-, -ate1

Related forms
bi·nate·ly, adverb
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Binate is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
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binate (ˈbaɪˌneɪt)
 
—adj
botany occurring in two parts or in pairs: binate leaves
 
[C19: from New Latin bīnātus, probably from Latin combīnātus united]
 
'binately
 
—adv

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