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Bijugate

Bij′u-gate

,
Adj.
[L.
bis
twice +
jugatus
, p. p. of
jugare
to join.]
(Bot.)
Having two pairs, as of leaflets.

Definition 2024


bijugate

bijugate

English

Adjective

bijugate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
  2. (botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral[1]
    1. Bell, Adrian D. 1997. Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. ISBN:0198542194

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Latin

Adjective

bijugāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bijugātus