Definitions for unijugateyuˈnɪdʒ əˌgeɪt, ˌyu nɪˈdʒu gɪt, -geɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•nij•u•gateyuˈnɪdʒ əˌgeɪt, ˌyu nɪˈdʒu gɪt, -geɪt(adj.)
(of a pinnate leaf) having only a single pair of leaflets.
Category: Botany
Origin of unijugate:
1840–50; < L ūnijug(us) having one yoke (ūni-uni - +-jugus, adj. der. of jugumyoke ) + -ate1
Wiktionary
unijugate(Adjective)
Having only one pair of leaflets.
Origin: Latin uni- + jugum, yoke or pair.
Webster Dictionary
Unijugate(adj)
having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf
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