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The complete name of a plant in binomial system has

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two epithets (words)

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one epithet

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five epithets

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twelve epithets

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Solution

The correct option is A
two epithets (words)

In binomial nomenclature, the name of each organism has two epithets - the genus name followed by the species name.

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