didymous

adjective

did·​y·​mous

ˈdidəməs

variants or less commonly didymoid

-ˌmȯid

or didymate

-mə̇t,

-ˌmāt

biology

: growing in pairs : twin, twofold

Word History

Etymology

didymous from Greek didymos; didymoid, didymate from didym- + -oid or -ate

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