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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, dispermous; containing two seeds, as a fruit.

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  • If this process should continue without any interference, the twentieth generation after as many years would consist of more than one million descendants of the original two-seeded annual plant, provided only that each individual of the intervening years should live a normal life and should multiply at the natural rate.

    The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Henry Edward Crampton

  • This is two-seeded in all, but differs very much in shape and in the development of oil channels, which secrete the peculiar oil that gives the characteristic taste to the fruits of such forms as caraway, coriander, etc.

    Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell

  • Prof. Braun mentions a Fumariaceous genus, in which the flowers in the lower part of the spike bear oval, ribbed, one-seeded nutlets; and in the upper part of the spike, lanceolate, two-valved, and two-seeded siliques.

    VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 1909

  • Naturally, the win helps clear a path for the Buckeyes as Georgetown was a trendy Elite Eight pick and some Ohio State fans were still smarting from the pasting the Hoyas delivered to the two-seeded Buckeyes in 2006.

    Eleven Warriors Jason 2010

  • The Panthers (27-1 overall) ended the game on an 12-2 run after the two-seeded Vikings

    The Austin Daily Herald 2009

  • The third-seeded Packers 'combination of the box and one and triangle and two defenses held St. Thomas forward Michael Fitzgerald to seven points, but the two-seeded Cadets (18-9 overall) hit 13 threes to counter his struggles.

    The Austin Daily Herald 2009

  • The third-seeded Packers 'combination of the box and one and triangle and two defenses held St. Thomas forward Michael Fitzgerald to seven points, but the two-seeded Cadets (18-9 overall) hit 13 threes to counter his struggles.

    The Austin Daily Herald 2009

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