Bicalvous

/baɪˈkæl.vəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, describing a fruit or pod that splits into two parts along seams (like a clam shell opening).

Etymology

From bi- (two) + calvous (relating to calves or divisions, from Latin calvus or related to botanical valve terminology). Describes the opening pattern of certain seed pods and fruits.

Kelly Says

The word 'bicalvous' essentially describes fruits that open like tiny books or clamshells—botanists needed words for how seeds escape their pods, and this Latin-derived term made it possible to classify thousands of plant species by their opening mechanism.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት 尻尾
hul-et shiri-wo
ARالعربية
ذو ذيلين
dhu zaylin
BNবাংলা
দুই-পশ্চাৎ
dui-pos-chat
CACatalà
bicaudal
bi-kaw-dal
CSČeština
dvouocasý
dvou-o-kas-y
DADansk
tohalet
to-ha-let
DEDeutsch
zweischwänzig
tveɪʃvayn-ziɡ
ELΕλληνικά
δίκορυς
di-ko-ris
ESEspañol
bicaudal
bi-kaw-dal
FAفارسی
دو دم
do dam
FISuomi
kaksisaukkainen
ka-kis-sau-kai-nen
FRFrançais
bicaudale
bi-kaw-dal
GUGU
બે પીઠ
be pith
HAHA
biyu-gaba
bi-yu-ga-ba
HEעברית
דו-זנב
do-zenav
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-पूँछा
dwi-pooncha
HUMagyar
kétszarvú
kéts-zar-vú
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercabang dua
ber-cabang dua
IGIG
nri nri
nri nri
ITItaliano
bicaudale
bi-kaw-dale
JA日本語
二尾
ni-bi
KKKK
екі құйрық
e-ki ku-yryq
KMKM
ព្រោះពីរ
proh pi-er
KO한국어
두꼬리
du-kko-ri
MRMR
दो कोंडे
do kon-de
MSBahasa Melayu
dua ekor
dua ekor
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ကျောက်
n-shit-chauk
NLNederlands
tweegestaart
twee-ges-taart
NONorsk
tohalet
to-ha-let
PAPA
ਦੋ ਠੰਡ
do thand
PLPolski
dwuogonowy
dvu-go-no-vy
PTPortuguês
bicaudal
bi-kaw-dal
RORomână
bicaudat
bi-kaw-dat
RUРусский
двуххвостый
dvuh-khvo-stay
SVSvenska
tvåsvän
tva-svan
SWKiswahili
mikosi miwili
mi-ko-si mi-wi-li
TAதமிழ்
இரண்டு வால்கள்
irandu vaalkal
TEతెలుగు
రెండు కొనలు
rendu konalu
THไทย
หางสอง
haang song
TLTL
dalawang buntot
da-la-wang buntot
TRTürkçe
ikı kuyruklu
i-ki kuy-rul-ku
UKУкраїнська
двоххвостий
dvuh-khvo-stay
URاردو
دو دم
do dam
VITiếng Việt
hai đuôi
hai-đuoi
YOYO
meji meji
me-ji me-ji
ZH中文
双尾
shuāng wěi
ZUZU
izwe ezimbili
i-zwe e-zim-bi-li

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