"bifarious" meaning in English

See bifarious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /baɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bifarious.wav
Etymology: From Latin bifārius (“twofold, double”), back-formed from the adverb bifāriam. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|bifārius||twofold, double}} Latin bifārius (“twofold, double”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bifarious (not comparable)
  1. twofold, double Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bifarious-en-adj-isGwJNsO
  2. ambiguous Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bifarious-en-adj-amURNOtL
  3. (botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bifarious-en-adj-61d14Kr6 Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 97 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bifariously Related terms: multifarious
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