bifarious

[bahy-fair-ee-uhs]

bi·far·i·ous

[bahy-fair-ee-uhs]
adjective Botany.
in two vertical rows.

Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin bifārius twofold, double, derivative (see -ious) of Latin bifāriam (adv.) in two parts or places, equivalent to bi- bi-1 + -fāriam (perhaps derivative of *fās utterance, thus orig. “having two expressions”; see infant); compare multifarious

bi·far·i·ous·ly, adverb
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Bifarious is always a great word to know.
So is eukaryotic organism. Does it mean:
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
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bifarious (baɪˈfɛərɪəs)
 
adj
botany having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
 
[C17: from Latin bifārius double]
 
bi'fariously
 
adv

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