dispermous

[ dahy-spur-muhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having two seeds.

dispermous

/ daɪˈspɜːməs /

adjective

1. (of flowering plants) producing or having two seeds

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispermous¹

First recorded in 1720–30; di- ¹ + spermous

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispermous¹

C18: from di- ¹+ Greek sperma seed

Example Sentences

Dispermous, dī-spėrm′us, adj. having only two seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Senra, which like Sturtia, has the foliola of its three-leaved involucrum distinct and entire, differs from it in having its calyx 5-fid with sharp sinuses, in the absence of glands, in the reduced number of stamina, and in its dispermous ovaria.

From Project Gutenberg