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didymous

[ did-uh-muhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. occurring in pairs; paired; twin.

didymous

/ ˈdɪdɪməs /

adjective

  1. biology in pairs or in two parts

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Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous1

1785–95; < Greek dídymos twin, double, (akin to dís twice, double); -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of didymous1

C18: from Greek didumos twin, from duo two

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