bifarious

[ bahy-fair-ee-uh s ]
/ baɪˈfɛər i əs /

adjective Botany.

in two vertical rows.

Origin of bifarious

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); cf. multifarious

OTHER WORDS FROM bifarious

bi·far·i·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby bifarious

biernacki's sign, bierstadt, bierstube, biestings, bifacial, bifarious, biff, biffer, biffex, biffin, biffo

British Dictionary definitions for bifarious

bifarious
/ (baɪˈfɛərɪəs) /

adjective

botany having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis

Derived forms of bifarious

bifariously, adverb

Word Origin for bifarious

C17: from Latin bifārius double