bifarious
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of bifarious
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”); see -ious, bi- 1, infant; cf. multifarious
Example Sentences
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The spikelets are large about 1/4 inch long cuneate and bifarious.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Stems are many, tufted, slender, creeping and rooting, or ascending and suberect, simple or branched, 6 to 20 inches long and leafy and leaves bifarious and divaricate.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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