Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Double; occurring or conjoined in pairs: as, geminous spots, tubercles, spines, etc., in insects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Double; in pairs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
double ; inpairs
Etymologies
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Latin geminus.
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Examples
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The _Caracolillo_ coffee-berry contains only one seed, with a furrow in the direction of the long axis, which gives it the appearance of being a geminous seed with an inclination to open out on one side.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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