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bi•far•i•ous
(bī fâr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
bi•far′i•ous•ly, adv.
- Botanyin two vertical rows.
- Late Latin bifārius twofold, double, derivative (see -ious) of Latin bifāriam (adverb, adverbial) in two parts or places, equivalent. to bi- bi-1 + -fāriam (perh. derivative of *fās utterance, thus origin, originally "having two expressions''; see infant); compare multifarious
- 1650–60
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