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bifarious

[ bahy-fair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. in two vertical rows.


bifarious

/ ²ú²¹ÉªËˆ´Úɛə°ùɪə²õ /

adjective

  1. botany having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
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Derived Forms

  • ²ú¾±Ëˆ´Ú²¹°ù¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±Â·´Ú²¹°ùi·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bifarious1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin ²ú¾±´ÚÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ “twofold, double,†derivative of Latin ²ú¾±´ÚÄå°ù¾±²¹³¾ (adverb) “in two parts or places,†equivalent to bi- “twice, two†+ -´ÚÄå°ù¾±²¹³¾ (perhaps derivative of unattested ´ÚÄå²õ “utterance,†thus originally, “having two expressionsâ€); -ious, bi- 1, infant; multifarious
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bifarious1

C17: from Latin ²ú¾±´ÚÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ double
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Example Sentences

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Bifarious, two-ranked; arranged in two rows.

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Stems are many, tufted, slender, creeping and rooting, or ascending and suberect, simple or branched, 6 to 20 inches long and leafy and leaves bifarious and divaricate.

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The spikelets are large about 1/4 inch long cuneate and bifarious.

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Bifarious: pointing in opposite directions.

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Associated words: dual, duality, double, dualism, duplex, duplicate, duplication, bifarious, binary, dimidiate, dimidiation, duet, dialogue, duarchy, bisect, bisection, halve. two bodies.

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