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Definition of: binomial
(bī·nō′mē·əl) adjective
Consisting of two names or terms.
—noun
1. Math. An algebraic expression having two terms.
2. In taxonomy, a name consisting of two words, one indicating the genus, the other the species of a plant or animal. [<Med. L binomius having two names]
—bi·no′mi·al·ly adverb
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