biphasic

[bahy-fey-zik]

bi·pha·sic

[bahy-fey-zik]
adjective
1.
having two phases.
2.
Botany. having a gametophytic and a sporophytic phase.

Origin:
1905–10; bi- + phase + -ic
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Biphasic is always a great word to know.
So is alternation of generations. Does it mean:
variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
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biphasic (baɪˈfeɪzɪk)
 
adj
1.  having two phases
2.  See two-phase

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