bifarious

[ bahy-fair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. in two vertical rows.

bifarious

/ baɪˈfɛərɪəs /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• biˈfariously, adverb

Other Words From

• bi·fari·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bifarious¹

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”); -ious, bi- ¹, infant; multifarious

Word History and Origins

Origin of bifarious¹

C17: from Latin bifārius double