biform

American  

[bahy-fawrm] / ˈbaɪˌfɔrm /

Or biformed

adjective

1. having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.

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biform British  

/ ˈbaɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having or combining the characteristics of two forms, as a centaur

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Other Word Forms

• biformity noun

Etymology

Origin of biform

1810–20; < Latin biformis, equivalent to bi- bi- ¹ + form ( a ) form + -is adj. suffix

Example Sentences

Leaves ternate, from 12 to 20 cm. long; resin-ducts medial or medial and internal, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves in fascicles of 2 to 5, from 15 to 22 cm. long; resin-ducts internal, hypoderm biform, endoderm with thin outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Bark-formation late 50. halepensis Bark-formation early 51. pinaster Leaf-hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

It will be remembered that Baal was supposed to exist and was worshiped as a being of biform existence.

From Prehistoric Structures of Central America Who Erected Them? by Townsend, Martin I. (Martin Ingham)

Leaves in fascicles of 2 and 3, or more in its southern range, from 12 to 25 cm. long; resin-ducts internal, hypoderm biform, endoderm with thin outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell