biparous
/ˈbɪpərəs/
adjective
- Producing two offspring at a time; giving birth to twins.
- In biparous species, litters of exactly two are common.
- The farmer was pleased that his sheep was biparous this season.
- Biparous animals like goats often have twins.
- In botany, having two branches or axes.
- Botanists classified the shrub as biparous because of its paired growth pattern.
- A biparous inflorescence produces two flower clusters from the same point.
- The biparous stem of the plant split into two equal branches.
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