binate
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- binately adverb
Etymology
Origin of binate
1800–10; < New Latin bīnātus, apparently extracted from Late Latin combīnātus yoked together. See bin-, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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I certainly knew the two numbers I’d played; I knew I’d told him to com- binate only one of them.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Leaves ternate or binate, from 10 to 15 cm. long; resin-ducts medial or with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm biform.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Leaves binate, from 9 to 16 cm. long, the epiderm thick, hypoderm conspicuous, resin-ducts medial.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Leaves binate, rarely ternate, from 12 to 20 cm. long, slender and pliant; hypoderm inconspicuous; resin-ducts external.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Leaves binate, from 2 to 4 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm biform.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
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