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Definition of Geminous
1. a. Double; in pairs.
Definition of Geminous
1. Adjective. double; in pairs ¹
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Definition of Geminous
1. double [adj]
Medical Definition of Geminous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Geminous
Literary usage of Geminous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Refugium Botanicum: Or Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens, of by William Wilson Saunders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, John Gilbert Baker (1882)
"Calli blunt, rounded, two pairs (quadri- geminous), with an interjected central
one. The anterior disk of the lip has some radiating impressions. ..."
2. Anatomy and Histology of the Mouth and Teeth by Isaac Norman Broomell, Philipp Fischelis (1917)
"geminous Teeth (Fig. 366).—It occasionally happens that two separate germs ...
In geminous teeth a single sac contains two tooth-germs from which results ..."
3. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1887)
"Dr. Edwards figures a case in which there were five incisors, one of the median
being geminous ; this he regards as an instance of the co-existence of six ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Double; occurring or conjoined in pairs: as, geminous spots, tubercles, spines,
etc., in insects. [Rare except in technical use.] And this the practice of ..."
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