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 binate, from 2 to 4 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves binate, from 5 to 9 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, or with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm biform when of82 two rows of cells.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves ternate, from 8 to 16 cm. long; resin-ducts medial or with one or more internal ducts, 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