bifarious

[ bahy-fair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. in two vertical rows.

bifarious

/ baɪˈfɛərɪəs /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• biˈfariously, adverb

Other Words From

• bi·fari·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bifarious¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin bifārius “twofold, double,” derivative of Latin bifāriam (adverb) “in two parts or places,” equivalent to bi- “twice, two” + -fāriam (perhaps derivative of unattested fās “utterance,” thus originally, “having two expressions”); -ious, bi- ¹, infant; multifarious

Word History and Origins

Origin of bifarious¹

C17: from Latin bifārius double

Example Sentences

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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