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bi·far·i·ous 
[bahy-fair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[bahy-fair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective Botany.
| in two vertical rows. |
[Origin: 1650–60; < LL bifārius twofold, double, deriv. (see -ious) of L bifāriam (adv.) in two parts or places, equiv. to bi- bi-1 + -fāriam (perh. deriv. of *fās utterance, thus orig. “having two expressions”; see infant); cf. multifarious]
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bi·far·i·ous·ly, adverb
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Bifarious
Bi*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to speak. Cf. Gr. ? twofold; ? twice + ? to say.]1. Twofold; arranged in two rows. 2. (Bot.) Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.
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