biconjugate

adjective

bi·​con·​ju·​gate

(ˌ)bī-ˈkän-ji-gət,

-ˌgāt

: twice paired (as when each branch of a forking petiole bears a pair of leaflets)

Word History

Etymology

from (assumed) New Latin biconjugatus, from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Latin conjugatus joined together

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