dimerous

dimerous
dimerism, n.
/dim"euhr euhs/, adj.
1. consisting of or divided into two parts.
2. Bot. (of flowers) having two members in each whorl.
[1820-30; < NL dimerus < Gk dimerés bipartite. See DI-1, -MEROUS]

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