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bifarious
[ bahy-fair-ee-uhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- in two vertical rows.
bifarious
/ baɪˈfɛərɪəs /
adjective
- botany having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
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Derived Forms
- biˈfariously, adverb
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Other Words From
- bi·fari·ous·ly adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bifarious1
C17: from Latin bifārius double
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