biform

or bi·formed

[ bahy-fawrm ]

adjective

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

biform

/ ˈbaɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• bi·formi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of biform¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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Alone she was sitting upon the bare ground, like a guard left there of the chariot which I had seen bound by the biform animal.

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Leaves in fascicles of 2, from 9 to 12 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm weak, sometimes of a single row, biform when of two rows, endoderm with thin outer walls.

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Leaves in fascicles of 2 and 3, from 7 to 12 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm weak, biform when of two rows of cells, endoderm with thin outer walls.

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