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
FISuomi
kaksisaukkainen
ka-kis-sau-kai-nen
FRFrançais
bicaudale
bi-kaw-dal
HAHA
biyu-gaba
bi-yu-ga-ba
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-पूँछा
dwi-pooncha
HUMagyar
kétszarvú
kéts-zar-vú
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercabang dua
ber-cabang dua
ITItaliano
bicaudale
bi-kaw-dale
KKKK
екі құйрық
e-ki ku-yryq
MSBahasa Melayu
dua ekor
dua ekor
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ကျောက်
n-shit-chauk
NLNederlands
tweegestaart
twee-ges-taart
NONorsk
tohalet
to-ha-let
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
TLTL
dalawang buntot
da-la-wang buntot
TRTürkçe
ikı kuyruklu
i-ki kuy-rul-ku
UKУкраїнська
двоххвостий
dvuh-khvo-stay
VITiếng Việt
hai đuôi
hai-đuoi
YOYO
meji meji
me-ji me-ji
ZUZU
izwe ezimbili
i-zwe e-zim-bi-li