BINATE

binate

(adjective) growing in two parts or in pairs; “binate leaves”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

binate (not comparable)

(botany) Double; growing in pairs or couples.

Verb

binate (third-person singular simple present binates, present participle binating, simple past and past participle binated)

(Christianity, intransitive) To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day.

Anagrams

• abient, beatin', inbeat

Source: Wiktionary


Bi"nate, a. Etym: [L. bini two and two.] (Bot.)

Definition: Double; growing in pairs or couples. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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