Recent Examples on the WebThe watermelons grown in the United States were soon subsumed under the same Latin binomial. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2021 Before binomials, names of plants in books were lists or strings of words that formed a kind of nuanced description. James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017
Word History
Etymology
New Latin binomium, from Medieval Latin, neuter of binomius having two names, alteration of Latin binominis, from bi- + nomin-, nomen name — more at name