BIFARIOUS

Adjective

bifarious (not comparable)

twofold, double

ambiguous

(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*fa"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to speak. Cf. Gr.

1. Twofold; arranged in two rows.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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