dispermous

[Greek dis twice, twofold; sperm a =a seed, and Eng. adj. suff. -ous; Fr. di sperme.) Bot.: Two-seeded, containing two seeds. dis-per-ple, v. t. [DISPARPLE.] To scatter, to sprinkle. "I bathed, and odorous water was Disperpled lightly on my head and neck." Chapman: Homer's Ody ey, bk z. dis-per-sal, s. [Eng. dispers ( e ); -al .] 1. The act of dispersing; dispersion. 2. The state of being dispersed or scattered. *dis-per'se, *dis-pers, a. [Lat. dispersus , pa. par. of dispergo to scatter abroad: dis =away, apart, and spar go to scatter.] Dispersed, scattered. "The noble people of Israel Dispers as shepe vpon an hill." Gower, iii. 175.