biform

American  

[bahy-fawrm] / ˈbaɪˌfɔrm /

Or biformed

adjective

1. having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.

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biform British  

/ ˈbaɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having or combining the characteristics of two forms, as a centaur

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Other Word Forms

• biformity noun

Etymology

Origin of biform

1810–20; < Latin biformis, equivalent to bi- bi- ¹ + form ( a ) form + -is adj. suffix

Example Sentences

Leaves binate, from 10 to 15 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves in fascicles of 2, from 9 to 12 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm weak, sometimes of a single row, biform when of two rows, endoderm with thin outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves in fascicles of 3, 4 or 5, from 15 to 30 cm. long, erect; resin-ducts mostly septal, sometimes internal, hypoderm biform or multiform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves in fascicles of 3, 4 or 5, not exceeding 24 cm. in length; resin-ducts internal, often with one or two medial ducts, hypoderm biform, endoderm usually with thin outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves ternate, from 12 to 20 cm. long; resin-ducts medial or medial and internal, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell