biform
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of biform
1810–20; < Latin biformis, equivalent to bi- bi- 1 + form ( a ) form + -is adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Among Hard Pines there is no Old World species with a biform hypoderm.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Leaves in fascicles of 3, from 12 to 25 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, sometimes with an internal duct, hypoderm biform, endoderm with thin outer walls.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Leaves ternate, from 7 to 14 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, or with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm biform.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
His bookes and his bagges, many oon, He leith biform hymn on his countyng-bord.
From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna
Leaves in fascicles of 3, from 20 to 45 cm. long, rigid; resin-ducts internal, hypoderm biform, endoderm with thin outer walls.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
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