Bifarious

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bifarious \Bi*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to
     speak. Cf. Gr. ? twofold; ? twice + ? to say.]
     1. Twofold; arranged in two rows.
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     2. (Bot.) Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on


        opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.
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