bijugate

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English

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ jugate.

Adjective

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bijugate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
  2. (botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Adrian D. 1997. Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. →ISBN

Latin

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Adjective

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bijugāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bijugātus